Is UPHOLDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPHOLDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPHOLDERS mean?
Upholders is a form of UPHOLDER.
- noun
someone who upholds or maintains
“firm upholders of tradition”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 UPHOLDERS
Single letters that turn UPHOLDERS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from UPHOLDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- upholder14
- holdups13
- plushed13
- pushrod13
- upholds13
- shoulder12
- plusher12
- uphroes12
- ephods12
- holdup12
- pushed12
- upheld12
- uphold12
- holders11
- hurdles11
- ephors11
- hopers11
- ouphes11
- posher11
- pusher11
- uphroe11
- ephod11
- hoped11
- drupels10
- polders10
- presold10
- slurped10
- dehors10
- dholes10
- holder10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- housed10
- hurdle10
- hurled10
- lushed10
- reshod10
- rushed10
- shored10
- should10
- shroud10
- ephor10
- helps10
- hoper10
- hopes10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- pheos10
- plush10
- shlep10
- leprous9
- pelorus9
- sporule9
- dopers9
- drupel9
- drupes9
- dupers9
- housel9
- houser9
- louped9
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