Is UPSHOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPSHOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPSHOTS mean?
Upshots is a form of UPSHOT.
- noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
“the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 UPSHOTS
UPSHOTS 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 UPSHOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shtups11
- tophus11
- upshot11
- ouphs10
- phots10
- phuts10
- shops10
- shtup10
- sophs10
- tophs10
- shouts9
- souths9
- hops9
- ouph9
- phos9
- phot9
- phut9
- posh9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- spouts8
- stoups8
- tossup8
- uptoss8
- hosts8
- shots8
- shout8
- shuts8
- soths8
- south8
- thous8
- hop8
- hup8
- pho8
- pht8
- poh8
- posts7
- pouts7
- soups7
- spots7
- spout7
- stops7
- stoup7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- huts7
- shot7
- shut7
- sohs7
- soth7
- thou7
- thus7
- tosh7
- tush7
- opts6
- opus6
- post6
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