UPBOW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPBOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPBOW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPBOW is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upbowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPBOW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UPBOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What does UPBOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A stroke made on a stringed instrument by moving the bow upward, from the tip toward the frog.
An upbow is one of the two basic bowing directions used on instruments such as the violin, viola, cello and double bass, the other being the downbow. Players choose an upbow or a downbow for each note according to phrasing, dynamics and the physical demands of the passage, since the two directions naturally produce slightly different weight and accent. Music notation marks an upbow with a small V-shaped symbol placed above the note. Learning to control the upbow smoothly is one of the earliest technical challenges string students face.
How UPBOW is used
A technical term from string playing and music notation.
- The teacher marked an upbow above the first note of the phrase.
- She began the passage with a light upbow near the tip.
- A strong upbow gave the final chord extra emphasis.
- Students practise the upbow until it sounds as smooth as the downbow.
- The conductor asked for a gentle upbow at the start of the phrase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPBOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPBOW
1 longer words begin with UPBOW.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBOW
Common questions about UPBOW
- Is UPBOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPBOW, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPBOW worth?
- UPBOW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPBOW mean?
- A stroke made on a stringed instrument by moving the bow upward, from the tip toward the frog.
- What letters can be added to UPBOW?
- UPBOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UPBOW:
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