WALKUP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WALKUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WALKUP?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful WALKUP is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WALKUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
walkupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WALKUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WALKUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does WALKUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
An apartment or building with no elevator.
A walkup is reached only by stairs, so the top floors are a climb. In city rental talk the word signals lower rent and a tired pair of legs.
How WALKUP is used
Used in American English for apartments in buildings without a lift.
- They live in a fifth-floor walkup.
- The walkup was cheap but tiring.
- Carrying groceries up the walkup took ages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WALKUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WALKUP
1 longer words begin with WALKUP.
Shorter words from the letters in WALKUP
Common questions about WALKUP
- Is WALKUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WALKUP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WALKUP worth?
- WALKUP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WALKUP mean?
- An apartment or building with no elevator.
- What letters can be added to WALKUP?
- WALKUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WALKUP:
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