Scrabble Word Finder

UPSTAGER is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points

Yes for Scrabble. UPSTAGER is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

u1p3s1t1a1g2e1r1
PlayableUPSTAGER · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept UPSTAGER?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 40 / 100

40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.38
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.75%

Our own measure of how useful UPSTAGER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for UPSTAGER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How UPSTAGER scores

Scrabble u1p3s1t1a1g2e1r1 11
Words with Friends u2p4s1t1a1g3e1r1 14

Face value of the 8 tiles in UPSTAGER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
u14
p12
s14
t16
a19
g13
e112
r16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPSTAGER has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about UPSTAGER

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with UPSTAGER

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1 longer words begin with UPSTAGER.

Shorter words from the letters in UPSTAGER

gaupers10 pargets10 upstage10 pasture9 uprates9 upstare9 uptears9 gapers9 gasper9 gauper9 getups9 grapes9 pagers9 parges9 parget9 purges9 sparge9 spurge9 erupts8 pareus8 paster8 paters8 pauser8 pearst8 petars8 prates8 purest8 repast8 tapers8 taupes8 trapes8 trapse8 uprate8 uprest8 uptear8 argues7 argute7 augers7 gaster7 gaters7

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Common questions about UPSTAGER

Is UPSTAGER valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPSTAGER is not in it.
How many points is UPSTAGER worth?
UPSTAGER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to UPSTAGER?
UPSTAGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPSTAGER:

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