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.
- noun
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
“the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
- noun
a violent disturbance
“the convulsions of the stock market”
- noun
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- noun
disturbance usually in protest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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.
- upheaval16
- phaseal12
- halvas12
- halves12
- lavash12
- alephs11
- alphas11
- sulpha11
- halva11
- halve11
- haves11
- shave11
- aleph10
- alpha10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- pasha10
- paves10
- phase10
- plash10
- plush10
- shape10
- shlep10
- vapes10
- have10
- avulse9
- lehuas9
- values9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- help9
- heps9
- pash9
- pave9
- pehs9
- push9
- vape9
- pausal8
- pelaus8
- salpae8
- hales8
- hauls8
- heals8
- hulas8
- lavas8
- laves8
- leash8
- lehua8
- levas8
- salve8
- selah8
- selva8
- shale8
- shaul8
- sheal8
- slave8
- suave8
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