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Is UP a Scrabble Word?

Yes, UP is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as an adverb, an adjective and a verb, most often meaning “spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position”.

Quick answer

Is UP a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. UP is a valid 2-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
2
Scrabble
4 pts
Words With Friends
6 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

UP meaning and definition

UP has 4 common senses and works as an adverb, an adjective and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

UP as an adverb

  1. Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.

UP as an adjective

  1. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level.
  2. Out of bed.

UP as a verb

  1. Raise.

UP Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

UP scores 4 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is P, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
U12
P34
Total46

UP on premium squares

On a double word square UP scores 8 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 12. Putting P on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 2 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of UP

No other word uses exactly the letters in UP.

Unscramble UP: 0 words from its letters

No shorter words can be made from these letters.

Words like UP

One-letter changes to UP, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in UP

  • ut2
  • un2
  • us2
  • uk6
  • ur2
  • op4
  • ua2
  • ug3
  • uh5
  • um4

Add one letter to UP

  • cup7
  • pup7
  • sup5
  • tup5
  • ump7
  • dup6
  • gup6
  • hup8
  • oup5
  • upo5
  • ups5
  • urp5
  • yup8

UP word facts

UP is a 2-letter word with 2 distinct letters: 1 vowel (U) and 1 consonant. It starts with U and ends with P. By corpus frequency, UP is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters U, P on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 2 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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Is UP a Scrabble word?

Yes. UP is a valid 2-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does UP mean?

UP is used as an adverb, an adjective and a verb. Its most common meaning is “spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position”.

How many points is UP worth in Scrabble?

UP is worth 4 points in Scrabble: U (1) + P (3). On a double word square it scores 8, and on a triple word square 12.

How many points is UP in Words With Friends?

UP is worth 6 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does UP have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in UP, but 0 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in UP?

No shorter words can be made from the letters in UP.

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