Is MAKEUPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAKEUPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAKEUPS mean?
Makeups is a form of MAKEUP.
- noun
cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- noun
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
“he missed the test and had to take a makeup”
- noun
the way in which someone or something is composed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 7
M (3) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + U (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MAKEUPS
MAKEUPS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MAKEUPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- makeup14
- kemps13
- kemp12
- kames11
- kapus11
- makes11
- peaks11
- pukes11
- samek11
- spake11
- speak11
- kame10
- kapu10
- keps10
- make10
- mask10
- musk10
- paks10
- peak10
- puke10
- skep10
- pumas9
- spume9
- ukase9
- kep9
- pak9
- amps8
- auks8
- kaes8
- keas8
- kues8
- maps8
- pams8
- puma8
- sake8
- samp8
- skua8
- spam8
- sump8
- ukes8
- umps8
- amuse7
- pause7
- amp7
- ask7
- auk7
- kae7
- kas7
- kea7
- kue7
- map7
- pam7
- ska7
- suk7
- uke7
- ump7
- amus6
- apes6
- apse6
- emus6
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