UPBYE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPBYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPBYE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPBYE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBYE
No single letter turns UPBYE into another word.
How UPBYE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UPBYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does UPBYE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Scots
A short distance up or along; further along in that direction, especially up a nearby road or hill.
Upbye is a Scots word used to point vaguely toward a place a little further up the road, along the way, or up a hillside, without naming it precisely. Speakers use it much as English speakers might say up there or along a bit, often when the destination is close enough that everyone present already knows roughly where it is. The word pairs the common direction word up with the suffix bye, seen also in similar directional forms in Scots. Upbye belongs to everyday Scots speech rather than to formal or written English.
How UPBYE is used
Scots dialect; used in speech to indicate a short distance further up or along a road.
- He's away upbye to see about the sheep.
- The farm sits just upbye from the old bridge.
- She left the parcel upbye at her neighbour's door.
- They walked upbye to fetch water from the well.
- The shop is only a little way upbye from here.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPBYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBYE
Common questions about UPBYE
- Is UPBYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPBYE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPBYE worth?
- UPBYE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPBYE mean?
- A short distance up or along; further along in that direction, especially up a nearby road or hill.
- What letters can be added to UPBYE?
- No single letter can be added to UPBYE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UPBYE:
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