Is UPRIGHTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPRIGHTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPRIGHTNESS mean?
- noun
the property of being upright in posture
- noun
position at right angles to the horizon
- noun
righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 UPRIGHTNESS
UPRIGHTNESS 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 UPRIGHTNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- punishers14
- superhits14
- superthin14
- gunships14
- sphering14
- sphinges14
- sprights14
- uprights14
- hungriest13
- rightness13
- hipsters13
- punisher13
- punishes13
- pushiest13
- superhit13
- gunship13
- pushing13
- spright13
- upright13
- gushiest12
- hustings12
- resights12
- rushings12
- sighters12
- unsights12
- ushering12
- hipness12
- hipster12
- pishers12
- pushers12
- pushier12
- reships12
- unships12
- erupting11
- huntress11
- inrushes11
- perusing11
- pressing11
- reputing11
- rushiest11
- shunters11
- springes11
- spurting11
- supering11
- girshes11
- grushie11
- gurshes11
- gushers11
- gushier11
- hingers11
- hungers11
- hurting11
- nighest11
- resight11
- rushing11
- shuting11
- sighers11
- sighter11
- tushing11
- unsight11
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