UPGATHER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UPGATHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPGATHER?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPGATHER is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPGATHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upgathersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPGATHER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPGATHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPGATHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UPGATHER
- All 8 letters of UPGATHER are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UPGATHER mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To gather something up or draw it together.
Upgather is a rare variant of gather up, used for pulling loose things into one place. It suits a skirt, a handful of papers or scattered thoughts.
How UPGATHER is used
Upgather is uncommon and mostly found in poetic or older prose.
- She stooped to upgather the fallen leaves.
- Let us upgather what facts we have.
- He would upgather his cloak before the climb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPGATHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPGATHER
3 longer words begin with UPGATHER.
Shorter words from the letters in UPGATHER
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Common questions about UPGATHER
- Is UPGATHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPGATHER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPGATHER worth?
- UPGATHER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPGATHER mean?
- To gather something up or draw it together.
- What letters can be added to UPGATHER?
- UPGATHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPGATHER:
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