UPEND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UPEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPEND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPEND is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPEND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UPEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does UPEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn something on its end, or to overturn it so that it is upside down.
A market crash can upend an entire industry just as easily as a person can upend a wastebasket to empty it. The word often describes a sudden, forceful change that disrupts an existing order, not just a physical flip. In its original literal sense, someone might upend a boat, a chair, or a barrel simply by turning it onto its end.
How UPEND is used
Common in both literal contexts, such as furniture or containers, and figurative ones, such as plans or industries.
- The waiter had to upend the crate to find the missing bottle.
- A sudden storm can upend even the best-laid travel plans.
- He tried to upend the canoe to drain out the rainwater.
- The scandal threatened to upend the entire election campaign.
- Workers used a crowbar to upend the heavy stone slab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPEND
The 5 tiles of UPEND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPEND
3 longer words begin with UPEND.
Words with UPEND inside
5 words contain UPEND in the middle. Words that start with UPEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UPEND
Common questions about UPEND
- Is UPEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPEND, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPEND worth?
- UPEND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPEND mean?
- To turn something on its end, or to overturn it so that it is upside down.
- What letters can be added to UPEND?
- UPEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UPEND:
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