UPSTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UPSTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPSTATE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPSTATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPSTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPSTATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPSTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does UPSTATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Relating to the part of a state away from its large cities, especially the northern part.
In American speech upstate suggests countryside, small towns and often colder winters, in contrast with the big city. New Yorkers use it for everything north of the metropolitan area, and it can also work as an adverb or a noun.
How UPSTATE is used
It is common in American English, above all in talk about New York.
- They own a cabin in upstate New York.
- We drove upstate to see the autumn leaves.
- The upstate farms were hit hard by the frost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPSTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPSTATE
3 longer words begin with UPSTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in UPSTATE
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Common questions about UPSTATE
- Is UPSTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPSTATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPSTATE worth?
- UPSTATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPSTATE mean?
- Relating to the part of a state away from its large cities, especially the northern part.
- What letters can be added to UPSTATE?
- UPSTATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPSTATE:
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