UPWIND is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPWIND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPWIND?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPWIND is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPWIND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upwindsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPWIND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPWIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does UPWIND mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In the direction from which the wind is blowing, or toward the source of the wind.
Sailors, hunters and pilots all care about which side of something is upwind, because the wind carries sound, scent and smoke away from that point. A hunter stalks game from downwind so that the animal cannot catch his scent, and a campfire is built downwind of the tents for the same kind of reason. The word also works as an adjective for the side or position that faces the wind, as in the upwind shore.
How UPWIND is used
Common in sailing, hunting, aviation and everyday talk about smoke and smells; its opposite is downwind.
- The fox circled to come at the hens from upwind.
- We moored the boat on the upwind side of the island.
- Smoke from the factory drifted away from the village, which lay upwind.
- She walked upwind so that the noise would not reach the herd.
- An upwind leg of the race is always slower than the run back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPWIND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UPWIND
The 6 tiles of UPWIND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UPWIND
2 longer words begin with UPWIND.
Shorter words from the letters in UPWIND
Common questions about UPWIND
- Is UPWIND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPWIND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPWIND worth?
- UPWIND is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPWIND mean?
- In the direction from which the wind is blowing, or toward the source of the wind.
- What letters can be added to UPWIND?
- UPWIND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPWIND:
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