UPCURVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UPCURVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPCURVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPCURVE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPCURVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPCURVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPCURVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does UPCURVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To curve upward, or to make something bend in an upward curve.
Poets and designers sometimes use upcurve for shapes that rise at their ends, like a smile or the tip of a boat. It is less common than the noun phrase upward curve.
How UPCURVE is used
The word upcurve is a rare verb and may look unfamiliar to many readers.
- The corners of her mouth began to upcurve into a smile.
- The builder let the roof edge upcurve slightly at each end.
- Skis upcurve at the front so they do not catch the snow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPCURVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPCURVE
2 longer words begin with UPCURVE.
Shorter words from the letters in UPCURVE
Common questions about UPCURVE
- Is UPCURVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPCURVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPCURVE worth?
- UPCURVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPCURVE mean?
- To curve upward, or to make something bend in an upward curve.
- What letters can be added to UPCURVE?
- UPCURVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPCURVE:
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