UPSWELL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPSWELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPSWELL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPSWELL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPSWELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upswellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPSWELL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPSWELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does UPSWELL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To swell up, or to rise and grow in volume.
Upswell is a poetic verb for water, sound or feeling gathering strength. As a noun, the same form means a rising surge of something.
How UPSWELL is used
Upswell is used in literary descriptions of tides, music and emotion.
- The organ music began to upswell beneath the vaulted roof.
- A sudden upswell of anger filled the crowd.
- Rivers upswell after the spring thaw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPSWELL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPSWELL
The 7 tiles of UPSWELL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPSWELL
3 longer words begin with UPSWELL.
Shorter words from the letters in UPSWELL
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Common questions about UPSWELL
- Is UPSWELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPSWELL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPSWELL worth?
- UPSWELL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPSWELL mean?
- To swell up, or to rise and grow in volume.
- What letters can be added to UPSWELL?
- UPSWELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPSWELL:
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