UPPROP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPPROP 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 UPPROP?
| 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 UPPROP is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPPROP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uppropsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPPROP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPPROP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 3 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. UPPROP needs 1 blank tile.
What does UPPROP mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To prop something up by placing a support under or against it so that it cannot fall or slip.
The verb upprop joins up to prop for emphasis, and it fits any job where something leaning or sagging is held in place by a post, a stone or a beam. Builders and gardeners do this daily with fences, shelves and heavy branches. The compound is uncommon in print, so most readers will meet it in word lists before they meet it in a sentence.
How UPPROP is used
Rare; prop up is the normal phrase.
- He used a stack of bricks to upprop the sagging shelf.
- Gardeners often upprop heavy branches with a wooden fork.
- We had to upprop the gate until the new post could be set.
- A thick plank was enough to upprop the leaning wall for the night.
- She tried to upprop the failing plan with fresh money.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPPROP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPPROP
3 longer words begin with UPPROP.
Shorter words from the letters in UPPROP
Common questions about UPPROP
- Is UPPROP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPPROP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPPROP worth?
- UPPROP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPPROP mean?
- To prop something up by placing a support under or against it so that it cannot fall or slip.
- What letters can be added to UPPROP?
- UPPROP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPPROP:
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