UPTAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPTAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPTAKE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPTAKE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPTAKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPTAKE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPTAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does UPTAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of taking something up or making use of it, such as an offer, a new idea, or a substance absorbed by the body.
Health writers speak of the uptake of oxygen or a drug by the body, while marketers and officials measure the uptake of a scheme by the share of people who sign up. In engineering the word names a pipe or flue that carries smoke or air upward. A separate everyday idiom, quick on the uptake, means fast to understand what is said.
How UPTAKE is used
Standard; the idiom quick on the uptake is common in speech.
- Early uptake of the new ticket system was slower than planned.
- Plants need good uptake of water through their roots.
- The pupil was quick on the uptake and soon caught up.
- Smoke rose through the uptake of the old steam engine.
- Researchers measured the uptake of iron in the patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPTAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPTAKE
The 6 tiles of UPTAKE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPTAKE
2 longer words begin with UPTAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in UPTAKE
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Common questions about UPTAKE
- Is UPTAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPTAKE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPTAKE worth?
- UPTAKE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPTAKE mean?
- The act of taking something up or making use of it, such as an offer, a new idea, or a substance absorbed by the body.
- What letters can be added to UPTAKE?
- UPTAKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPTAKE:
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