UPCATCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. UPCATCHES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UPCATCHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPCATCHES is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPCATCHES
No single letter turns UPCATCHES into another word.
How UPCATCHES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UPCATCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPCATCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UPCATCHES mean in Scrabble?
UPCATCHES is the present-tense form of UPCATCH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in UPCATCHES
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Common questions about UPCATCHES
- Is UPCATCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPCATCHES is not in it.
- How many points is UPCATCHES worth?
- UPCATCHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UPCATCHES?
- No single letter can be added to UPCATCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UPCATCHES:
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