UPRUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UPRUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPRUSH?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPRUSH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPRUSH
No single letter turns UPRUSH into another word.
How UPRUSH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPRUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does UPRUSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden surge upward, especially of feeling, water or air.
Writers reach for uprush when something rises quickly and with force, such as a gust of warm air or a burst of emotion. The matching verb exists too but is far less common. The pattern is the same as in outburst, with up giving the direction and rush giving the speed.
How UPRUSH is used
Literary and descriptive; used for feelings, fluids and air.
- An uprush of joy swept through the crowd.
- The diver felt an uprush of cold water.
- There was a sudden uprush of smoke from the vent.
- He felt an uprush of anger and said nothing.
- The boat tilted in the uprush of the wave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPRUSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPRUSH
3 longer words begin with UPRUSH.
Shorter words from the letters in UPRUSH
Common questions about UPRUSH
- Is UPRUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPRUSH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPRUSH worth?
- UPRUSH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPRUSH mean?
- A sudden surge upward, especially of feeling, water or air.
- What letters can be added to UPRUSH?
- No single letter can be added to UPRUSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPRUSH:
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