UPTHROW is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. UPTHROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPTHROW?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPTHROW is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPTHROW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPTHROW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UPTHROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does UPTHROW mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An upward movement of rock on one side of a fault relative to the rock on the other side.
In geology the upthrow is the raised side of a fault, set against the downthrow on the side that has dropped. Seeing which block shows the upthrow helps surveyors read how the ground has shifted. The word can also be used as a verb meaning to throw upward.
How UPTHROW is used
Mainly used in geology when describing the side of a fault that has risen.
- The cliff marks the upthrow of the fault, where the rock was lifted.
- The map shows an upthrow of forty metres on the eastern side.
- Coal seams were found again beyond the upthrow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPTHROW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPTHROW
3 longer words begin with UPTHROW.
Shorter words from the letters in UPTHROW
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Common questions about UPTHROW
- Is UPTHROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPTHROW, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPTHROW worth?
- UPTHROW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPTHROW mean?
- An upward movement of rock on one side of a fault relative to the rock on the other side.
- What letters can be added to UPTHROW?
- UPTHROW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UPTHROW:
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