UP is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. UP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UP is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UP scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in UP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 619.
What stands out about UP
- UP is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UP mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Towards a higher place or position.
How UP is used
- The lift only goes up as far as the fourth floor.
- Prices went up again in March.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UP and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UP
Showing 24 of 754 words that begin with UP.
Words ending in UP
Showing 24 of 161 words that end in UP. Useful as a back hook: play UP onto a word already on the board.
Words with UP inside
Showing 24 of 2678 words that contain UP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about UP
- Is UP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UP, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UP worth?
- UP is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UP mean?
- Towards a higher place or position.
- What letters can be added to UP?
- UP takes 11 hooks: 9 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of UP:
Open UP in the Word Finder