Is UPTICK valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPTICK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is UPTICK worth?

UPTICK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to UPTICK?

UPTICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

UPTICK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. UPTICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableUPTICK · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,380 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept UPTICK?

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: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful UPTICK is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for UPTICK

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

upticks15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How UPTICK scores

Scrabble u1p3t1i1c3k5 14

Words with Friends u2p4t1i1c4k5 17

Face value of the 6 tiles in UPTICK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
u	1	4
p	1	2
t	1	6
i	1	9
c	1	2
k	1	1

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.

Words starting with UPTICK

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1 longer words begin with UPTICK.

Shorter words from the letters in UPTICK

tupik11 pick12 puck12 tick10 tuck10 kuti8 cuit6 ptui6 ick9 kip9 cup7 kit7 pic7 tik7 cit5 cut5 pit5 piu5 put5 tic5 tip5 tup5 tui3 ki6 pi4 up4 it2 ti2 ut2

Common questions about UPTICK

Is UPTICK valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPTICK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is UPTICK worth?: UPTICK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to UPTICK?: UPTICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPTICK:

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