Is WINDUP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINDUP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WINDUP worth?

WINDUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WINDUP?

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

WINDUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. WINDUP 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.

w4i1n1d2u1p3

PlayableWINDUP · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept WINDUP?

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

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.5%

Our own measure of how useful WINDUP 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 WINDUP

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

windups13

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

How WINDUP scores

Scrabble w4i1n1d2u1p3 12

Words with Friends w4i1n2d2u2p4 15

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

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
i	1	9
n	1	6
d	1	4
u	1	4
p	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.

Anagrams of WINDUP

upwind12

The 6 tiles of WINDUP in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with WINDUP

windups13

1 longer words begin with WINDUP.

Shorter words from the letters in WINDUP

wind8 pwn8 wud7 dip6 dup6 pud6 win6 nip5 pin5 piu5 pun5 din4 dui4 dun4 nid4 und4 uni3 pi4 up4 di3 id3 in2 nu2 un2

Common questions about WINDUP

Is WINDUP valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINDUP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WINDUP worth?: WINDUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WINDUP?: WINDUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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