UPBIND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UPBIND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPBIND?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPBIND is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBIND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upbindsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPBIND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPBIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does UPBIND mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To tie something up or wrap it round with a band.
Upbind is a rare old compound in which the particle up adds a sense of completeness to the act of binding. It belongs to the same family as bind up, which is the form that ordinary English kept. Readers will meet it in antique poetry and in word lists rather than in anything written lately.
How UPBIND is used
Archaic; found in old poetry and word lists, replaced in modern use by bind up.
- The healer would upbind the wound with strips of linen.
- Poets of old liked to upbind a lover's hair with ribbons.
- They agreed to upbind the sheaves before the rain.
- She chose to upbind the injured wing.
- The text tells how the knight did upbind his arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPBIND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPBIND
2 longer words begin with UPBIND.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBIND
Common questions about UPBIND
- Is UPBIND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPBIND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPBIND worth?
- UPBIND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPBIND mean?
- To tie something up or wrap it round with a band.
- What letters can be added to UPBIND?
- UPBIND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPBIND:
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