UPFOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPFOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPFOLD?
| 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 UPFOLD is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPFOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upfoldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPFOLD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPFOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 582,057.
What does UPFOLD mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To fold something up; also a noun for an upward arch of rock layers, called an anticline.
As a verb upfold simply repeats the act of folding, with the particle up stressing that the thing is gathered into a smaller shape. Earth scientists use the noun for the upward bend of strata, the counterpart of a downfold. Because ordinary English says fold up, the single-word verb is rare outside word lists.
How UPFOLD is used
Rare; the noun appears in geology texts, the verb mostly in word lists.
- She began to upfold the map and slip it into her bag.
- The geologist pointed to an upfold in the rock beside the road.
- You can upfold the tent in a few minutes once the poles are out.
- Over millions of years the pressure caused the layers to upfold into a ridge.
- The old servant would upfold the linen and set it in the chest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPFOLD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPFOLD
The 6 tiles of UPFOLD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPFOLD
3 longer words begin with UPFOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in UPFOLD
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Common questions about UPFOLD
- Is UPFOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPFOLD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPFOLD worth?
- UPFOLD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPFOLD mean?
- To fold something up; also a noun for an upward arch of rock layers, called an anticline.
- What letters can be added to UPFOLD?
- UPFOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPFOLD:
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