UPROOTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UPROOTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPROOTAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPROOTAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPROOTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uprootalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPROOTAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPROOTAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPROOTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UPROOTAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The act of pulling something up by the roots or forcing people to leave their home.
Uprootal is a rare noun built from the verb uproot. It can describe pulling out a tree or the upheaval of moving a family. Most writers prefer uprooting.
How UPROOTAL is used
Rare; uprooting is the usual form.
- The uprootal of the old oak took a crew of six.
- The war caused the uprootal of whole villages.
- She dreaded the uprootal that moving would bring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPROOTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPROOTAL
1 longer words begin with UPROOTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UPROOTAL
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Common questions about UPROOTAL
- Is UPROOTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPROOTAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPROOTAL worth?
- UPROOTAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPROOTAL mean?
- The act of pulling something up by the roots or forcing people to leave their home.
- What letters can be added to UPROOTAL?
- UPROOTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPROOTAL:
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