UPTA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. UPTA 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UPTA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPTA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uptakChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UPTA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UPTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about UPTA
- The same 4 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 UPTA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Australianslang
Of poor quality; broken, ruined, or no good.
In Australian slang, calling something upta is a quick way of saying it is worthless or has stopped working properly. It is the same word as upter, used interchangeably.
How UPTA is used
Informal Australian slang, spoken rather than written.
- The old car was completely upta after the crash.
- He said the plan sounded upta from the start.
- Their gear was upta after the storm soaked everything.
- That cheap phone turned out to be upta within a week.
- The whole scheme went upta almost immediately.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPTA
The 4 tiles of UPTA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UPTA
11 longer words begin with UPTA.
Words with UPTA inside
4 words contain UPTA in the middle. Words that start with UPTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UPTA
Common questions about UPTA
- Is UPTA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPTA is not in it.
- How many points is UPTA worth?
- UPTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPTA mean?
- Of poor quality; broken, ruined, or no good.
- What letters can be added to UPTA?
- UPTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UPTA:
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