UPHILL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UPHILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPHILL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPHILL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPHILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uphillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPHILL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPHILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does UPHILL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Going up a slope, or hard and tiring to carry out.
The plain sense is physical: an uphill road climbs, and walking it makes the legs ache. From that came the figurative use for any task that demands steady effort against resistance, as in an uphill battle. As an adverb it means toward higher ground, and as a noun it names the rising slope itself.
How UPHILL is used
Common both literally, for slopes, and figuratively, for hard struggles.
- The final stretch of the race was uphill all the way.
- Reformers faced an uphill battle in the council.
- We trudged uphill with heavy packs.
- The cyclist slowed on the steep uphill.
- Learning the language at her age was an uphill task.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPHILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPHILL
2 longer words begin with UPHILL.
Shorter words from the letters in UPHILL
Common questions about UPHILL
- Is UPHILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPHILL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPHILL worth?
- UPHILL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPHILL mean?
- Going up a slope, or hard and tiring to carry out.
- What letters can be added to UPHILL?
- UPHILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPHILL:
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