UPGROWTH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. UPGROWTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPGROWTH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPGROWTH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPGROWTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upgrowthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPGROWTH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPGROWTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPGROWTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UPGROWTH
- All 8 letters of UPGROWTH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UPGROWTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process or result of growing upward.
Gardeners and writers use upgrowth for plants rising from the soil, and sometimes for any gradual development. It sounds more physical than the plain word growth.
How UPGROWTH is used
Used in natural description and sometimes figuratively about progress.
- The upgrowth of reeds hid the pond.
- Warm rain encouraged a rapid upgrowth of shoots.
- Historians trace the upgrowth of the town from a ferry crossing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPGROWTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPGROWTH
1 longer words begin with UPGROWTH.
Shorter words from the letters in UPGROWTH
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Common questions about UPGROWTH
- Is UPGROWTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPGROWTH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPGROWTH worth?
- UPGROWTH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPGROWTH mean?
- The process or result of growing upward.
- What letters can be added to UPGROWTH?
- UPGROWTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPGROWTH:
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