UPBORNE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UPBORNE 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 UPBORNE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPBORNE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBORNE
No single letter turns UPBORNE into another word.
How UPBORNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPBORNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does UPBORNE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Held up, lifted aloft or supported from below.
Upborne is poetic: it pictures something carried high by wings, water or hands. It comes from the old verb upbear and is almost never found in plain everyday talk.
How UPBORNE is used
Upborne is used in poetry and elevated prose.
- The gull hung upborne on the wind.
- Upborne by the waves, the raft drifted toward shore.
- The banner stood upborne above the marching crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPBORNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBORNE
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Common questions about UPBORNE
- Is UPBORNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPBORNE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPBORNE worth?
- UPBORNE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPBORNE mean?
- Held up, lifted aloft or supported from below.
- What letters can be added to UPBORNE?
- No single letter can be added to UPBORNE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPBORNE:
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