UPDATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UPDATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPDATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPDATE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPDATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPDATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPDATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does UPDATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To bring something up to date by adding recent information or changes.
The word works in both directions: a person can update a file, a phone, a rumour or a reader. It usually implies that something older is replaced or topped up rather than thrown away. As a noun it names the new version or the short report that carries the latest news.
How UPDATE is used
Common in computing and in news reporting, where it is both a verb and a noun.
- Please update the address list before the invitations go out.
- The software will update itself overnight.
- She gave the board a short update on the budget.
- He had to update his map after the road was rebuilt.
- A fresh update about the storm arrived at noon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPDATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPDATE
The 6 tiles of UPDATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPDATE
5 longer words begin with UPDATE.
Shorter words from the letters in UPDATE
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Common questions about UPDATE
- Is UPDATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPDATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPDATE worth?
- UPDATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPDATE mean?
- To bring something up to date by adding recent information or changes.
- What letters can be added to UPDATE?
- UPDATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPDATE:
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