Is UPSTAIRS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPSTAIRS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPSTAIRS mean?
- adverb
on a floor above
“they lived upstairs”
- adjective
on or of upper floors of a building
“the upstairs maid”
- noun
the part of a building above the ground floor
“no one was allowed to see the upstairs”
- adverb
with respect to the mind
“she's a bit weak upstairs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
U (1) + P (3) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 10 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 UPSTAIRS
UPSTAIRS 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 UPSTAIRS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- purists9
- rapists9
- upstair9
- upstirs9
- pastis8
- purist8
- rapist8
- sirups8
- situps8
- spaits8
- spirts8
- sprats8
- sprits8
- spurts8
- stirps8
- straps8
- strips8
- stupas8
- tapirs8
- upstir8
- aurists7
- apsis7
- aspis7
- atrip7
- pairs7
- paris7
- parts7
- pasts7
- pitas7
- prats7
- praus7
- priss7
- pruta7
- puris7
- rasps7
- sirup7
- situp7
- spait7
- spars7
- spats7
- spirt7
- spits7
- sprat7
- sprit7
- spurs7
- spurt7
- sputa7
- stirp7
- strap7
- strip7
- stupa7
- supra7
- tapir7
- tapis7
- tarps7
- traps7
- trips7
- turps7
- aurist6
- sistra6
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