Is UPKEEP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPKEEP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is UPKEEP worth?

UPKEEP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to UPKEEP?

UPKEEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

UPKEEP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. UPKEEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

u1p3k5e1e1p3

PlayableUPKEEP · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 4,515 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept UPKEEP?

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: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.5%

Our own measure of how useful UPKEEP is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for UPKEEP

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

upkeeps15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How UPKEEP scores

Scrabble u1p3k5e1e1p3 14

Words with Friends u2p4k5e1e1p4 17

Face value of the 6 tiles in UPKEEP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
u	1	4
p	2	2
k	1	1
e	2	12

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,515 thousand.

Words starting with UPKEEP

upkeeps15

1 longer words begin with UPKEEP.

Shorter words from the letters in UPKEEP

keep10 peek10 peke10 puke10 peep8 kep9 eek7 eke7 euk7 kue7 pep7 pup7 uke7 pee5 pe4 up4 ee2

Common questions about UPKEEP

Is UPKEEP valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPKEEP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is UPKEEP worth?: UPKEEP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to UPKEEP?: UPKEEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPKEEP:

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