UPSWARMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. UPSWARMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UPSWARMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPSWARMS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPSWARMS
No single letter turns UPSWARMS into another word.
How UPSWARMS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPSWARMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPSWARMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UPSWARMS mean in Scrabble?
UPSWARMS is the present-tense form of UPSWARM used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in UPSWARMS
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Common questions about UPSWARMS
- Is UPSWARMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPSWARMS is not in it.
- How many points is UPSWARMS worth?
- UPSWARMS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UPSWARMS?
- No single letter can be added to UPSWARMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPSWARMS:
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