UPLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UPLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPLAND?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPLAND is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uplandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPLAND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does UPLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
Ground that lies high above the level of a river valley or the coast.
Geographers use the word for hilly or raised country, often farmed as grazing rather than ploughed, and the plural uplands is the more usual form in names of regions. It also works as an adjective in phrases such as upland birds or upland streams. The contrast is with the lowland that spreads below it.
How UPLAND is used
Often met in the plural and in descriptions of landscape, farming and wildlife.
- The sheep spend the summer on the upland above the village.
- An upland of heather and rock stretched to the horizon.
- Cold winds sweep across the upland in March.
- The railway climbed slowly onto the upland.
- Farmers on the upland rely on hardy breeds of cattle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPLAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPLAND
4 longer words begin with UPLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in UPLAND
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Common questions about UPLAND
- Is UPLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPLAND, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPLAND worth?
- UPLAND is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPLAND mean?
- Ground that lies high above the level of a river valley or the coast.
- What letters can be added to UPLAND?
- UPLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPLAND:
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