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Is UPHEAVALS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, UPHEAVALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does UPHEAVALS mean?

Upheavals is a form of UPHEAVAL.

  1. noun

    a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

    “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”

  2. noun

    a violent disturbance

    “the convulsions of the stock market”

  3. noun

    (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

  4. noun

    disturbance usually in protest

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9

U (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 UPHEAVALS

UPHEAVALS 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 UPHEAVALS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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