YUPPIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. YUPPIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUPPIE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUPPIE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUPPIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yuppiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YUPPIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YUPPIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about YUPPIE
- The letters of YUPPIE run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YUPPIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A young city professional with a well-paid job and a taste for status and comfort.
Yuppie took hold in the 1980s as a label for ambitious young workers in cities who earned good salaries and spent them on fashionable things. The word is built from the first letters of a phrase about young urban professionals, with an ending that gives it a lighter, more mocking tone. It can be used with gentle teasing or with open criticism, depending on who is speaking. Writers still reach for it when describing a stylish, upwardly mobile neighborhood or lifestyle.
How YUPPIE is used
Informal and often mocking; tied closely to the 1980s but still understood.
- The old warehouse district filled up with yuppie couples and coffee bars.
- He joked that he had turned into a yuppie the day he bought a standing desk.
- The film made fun of every yuppie in the office.
- A yuppie in a tailored coat hailed a cab outside the bank.
- Rents rose as each yuppie moved into the renovated flats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUPPIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YUPPIE
4 longer words begin with YUPPIE.
Shorter words from the letters in YUPPIE
Common questions about YUPPIE
- Is YUPPIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUPPIE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUPPIE worth?
- YUPPIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUPPIE mean?
- A young city professional with a well-paid job and a taste for status and comfort.
- What letters can be added to YUPPIE?
- YUPPIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YUPPIE:
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