UPBOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPBOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPBOUND?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPBOUND is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBOUND
No single letter turns UPBOUND into another word.
How UPBOUND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPBOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does UPBOUND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Travelling or leading upward, or toward the north or a direction regarded as up.
Transport notices use upbound for the lane or train heading toward a terminus regarded as up. The word is the counterpart of downbound.
How UPBOUND is used
Upbound describes trains, vessels and traffic lanes.
- The upbound freight rolled past at dawn.
- Cars in the upbound lane were forced to slow.
- An upbound barge waited at the lock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPBOUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPBOUND
1 longer words begin with UPBOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBOUND
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Common questions about UPBOUND
- Is UPBOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPBOUND, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPBOUND worth?
- UPBOUND is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPBOUND mean?
- Travelling or leading upward, or toward the north or a direction regarded as up.
- What letters can be added to UPBOUND?
- No single letter can be added to UPBOUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPBOUND:
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