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Is UPPERCASES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, UPPERCASES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does UPPERCASES mean?

Uppercases is a form of UPPERCASE.

  1. noun

    one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

    “printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters”

  2. adjective

    relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case

    “uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

10

Letters

U (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 UPPERCASES

UPPERCASES 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 UPPERCASES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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