UPLINK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPLINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPLINK?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPLINK is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPLINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uplinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPLINK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPLINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does UPLINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A communications channel that carries signals up from the ground to a satellite or spacecraft.
Engineers use the term for the half of a radio connection that points skyward, as opposed to the downlink that brings data back to earth. Television networks send programmes to a satellite over an uplink, and mission control commands a probe the same way. The word has also become a verb meaning to send data along such a path.
How UPLINK is used
Technical; common in broadcasting, space and telecom work.
- The crew lost the uplink for several minutes during the storm.
- A dish on the roof provides the station with its uplink.
- Engineers tested the uplink before sending the new commands.
- The broadcast depends on a stable uplink to the satellite.
- We can uplink the footage as soon as the truck is in position.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPLINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPLINK
The 6 tiles of UPLINK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPLINK
4 longer words begin with UPLINK.
Shorter words from the letters in UPLINK
Common questions about UPLINK
- Is UPLINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPLINK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPLINK worth?
- UPLINK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPLINK mean?
- A communications channel that carries signals up from the ground to a satellite or spacecraft.
- What letters can be added to UPLINK?
- UPLINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPLINK:
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