UPTHROWN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UPTHROWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPTHROWN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPTHROWN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPTHROWN
No single letter turns UPTHROWN into another word.
How UPTHROWN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPTHROWN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPTHROWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UPTHROWN
- All 8 letters of UPTHROWN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UPTHROWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Pushed or displaced upward, especially of rock on one side of a fault.
Geologists call the raised side of a fault the upthrown block, as opposed to the downthrown block beside it. The term helps describe how a landscape was shaped.
How UPTHROWN is used
Geological term, often paired with downthrown.
- The upthrown side of the fault forms a cliff.
- An upthrown block of limestone rises above the plain.
- Strata on the upthrown wall are older.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPTHROWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UPTHROWN
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Common questions about UPTHROWN
- Is UPTHROWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPTHROWN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPTHROWN worth?
- UPTHROWN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPTHROWN mean?
- Pushed or displaced upward, especially of rock on one side of a fault.
- What letters can be added to UPTHROWN?
- No single letter can be added to UPTHROWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPTHROWN:
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