Is UPBRAIDINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPBRAIDINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPBRAIDINGS mean?
Upbraidings is a form of UPBRAIDING.
- noun
a severe scolding
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 UPBRAIDINGS
UPBRAIDINGS 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 UPBRAIDINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- upbraiding16
- braidings13
- upbraids13
- upraising12
- birdings12
- braiding12
- brigands12
- pagurids12
- burping12
- upbinds12
- upbraid12
- radiusing11
- aspiring11
- braising11
- bruising11
- pairings11
- praising11
- siruping11
- unbraids11
- uprising11
- abiding11
- barding11
- birding11
- brigand11
- daubing11
- draping11
- dupings11
- pagurid11
- pidgins11
- pinguid11
- priding11
- spading11
- upgirds11
- upbind11
- iguanids10
- abusing10
- biasing10
- diapirs10
- pairing10
- parings10
- parsing10
- pausing10
- prising10
- pursing10
- rasping10
- ribands10
- sabring10
- sandbur10
- sparing10
- spiring10
- subarid10
- subring10
- sunbird10
- unbraid10
- biding10
- duping10
- pidgin10
- subpar10
- upgird10
- aspirin9
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