UPSTAND is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UPSTAND 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 UPSTAND?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPSTAND is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPSTAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upstandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPSTAND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPSTAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What stands out about UPSTAND
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UPSTAND mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To stand up or rise to an upright position.
The verb is an old-fashioned alternative to stand up and survives mainly in poetry and solemn speech. In building, the noun upstand names a raised edge where a roof meets a wall.
How UPSTAND is used
Upstand as a verb is archaic; as a noun it is a roofing term.
- The congregation was asked to upstand for the final hymn.
- Tall pines upstand along the ridge.
- The roofer folded the sheet to form an upstand against the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPSTAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPSTAND
The 7 tiles of UPSTAND in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UPSTAND
4 longer words begin with UPSTAND.
Shorter words from the letters in UPSTAND
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Common questions about UPSTAND
- Is UPSTAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPSTAND, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPSTAND worth?
- UPSTAND is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPSTAND mean?
- To stand up or rise to an upright position.
- What letters can be added to UPSTAND?
- UPSTAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPSTAND:
Open UPSTAND in the Word Finder