UPLEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UPLEAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPLEAP?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPLEAP is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPLEAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPLEAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPLEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does UPLEAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
poeticrare
To leap upward suddenly, as a flame, a fish or a startled heart might.
Upleap gives a quick vertical burst of movement, and poets reach for it when something springs into the air. It can describe flames from a fire, a salmon in a river or a sudden surge of feeling. In modern prose the plain phrase leap up is much more usual.
How UPLEAP is used
Poetic and rare; plain prose says leap up.
- Sparks upleap from the heart of the fire.
- The salmon upleap at the foot of the falls.
- Her heart would upleap at the sound of his voice.
- The children upleap when the bell rings.
- Flames upleap from the dry hay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPLEAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPLEAP
The 6 tiles of UPLEAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPLEAP
4 longer words begin with UPLEAP.
Shorter words from the letters in UPLEAP
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Common questions about UPLEAP
- Is UPLEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPLEAP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPLEAP worth?
- UPLEAP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPLEAP mean?
- To leap upward suddenly, as a flame, a fish or a startled heart might.
- What letters can be added to UPLEAP?
- UPLEAP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPLEAP:
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