UPWHIRLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. UPWHIRLS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UPWHIRLS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPWHIRLS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPWHIRLS
No single letter turns UPWHIRLS into another word.
How UPWHIRLS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPWHIRLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPWHIRLS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UPWHIRLS
- All 8 letters of UPWHIRLS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in UPWHIRLS
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Common questions about UPWHIRLS
- Is UPWHIRLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPWHIRLS is not in it.
- How many points is UPWHIRLS worth?
- UPWHIRLS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UPWHIRLS?
- No single letter can be added to UPWHIRLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPWHIRLS:
Open UPWHIRLS in the Word Finder