UPROOT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UPROOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPROOT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPROOT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPROOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uprootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPROOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPROOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does UPROOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pull a plant out of the ground with its roots, or to force a person or community to leave a long-held home.
Uproot works in two connected ways: literally for gardeners and storms that tear plants out of the soil, and figuratively for people whose lives are torn away from familiar places. The figurative use is the more common in modern writing, where it often hints at hardship, as in families uprooted by war or by a sudden job loss. It can also mean to destroy something completely, as when reformers vow to uproot corruption.
How UPROOT is used
Neutral and widely used, both in gardening contexts and in news or social writing about displacement.
- The gale was strong enough to uproot the old oak by the gate.
- She knelt to uproot the thistles before they could seed.
- War would uproot thousands of families from the valley.
- It is hard to uproot a habit that has lasted forty years.
- The company chose not to uproot its staff and keep the office where it was.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPROOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPROOT
10 longer words begin with UPROOT.
Shorter words from the letters in UPROOT
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Common questions about UPROOT
- Is UPROOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPROOT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPROOT worth?
- UPROOT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPROOT mean?
- To pull a plant out of the ground with its roots, or to force a person or community to leave a long-held home.
- What letters can be added to UPROOT?
- UPROOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPROOT:
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