UPDOMING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UPDOMING 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 UPDOMING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPDOMING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPDOMING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
updomingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPDOMING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPDOMING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPDOMING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UPDOMING
- All 8 letters of UPDOMING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UPDOMING mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The upward bulging of rock layers into a dome-shaped form.
Updoming is a geological term for rock being pushed up from below. It is typically caused by rising magma or salt and can leave a hill or ridge at the surface.
How UPDOMING is used
Updoming is used in geology textbooks and survey reports.
- Updoming of the crust raised the plateau.
- Geologists mapped the updoming around the volcano.
- Slow updoming over millions of years shaped the hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPDOMING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPDOMING
1 longer words begin with UPDOMING.
Shorter words from the letters in UPDOMING
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Common questions about UPDOMING
- Is UPDOMING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPDOMING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPDOMING worth?
- UPDOMING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPDOMING mean?
- The upward bulging of rock layers into a dome-shaped form.
- What letters can be added to UPDOMING?
- UPDOMING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPDOMING:
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