Is UPTAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPTAKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPTAKES mean?
Uptakes is a form of UPTAKE.
- noun
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- noun
a process of taking up or using up or consuming
“they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + T (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 UPTAKES
UPTAKES 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.
Anagrams of UPTAKES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from UPTAKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- takeups13
- takeup12
- uptake12
- kapus11
- kaput11
- peaks11
- pukes11
- spake11
- speak11
- kapu10
- keps10
- kept10
- paks10
- peak10
- puke10
- skep10
- ketas9
- skate9
- stake9
- steak9
- takes9
- teaks9
- ukase9
- kep9
- pak9
- taupes8
- auks8
- kaes8
- kats8
- keas8
- keta8
- kues8
- sake8
- skat8
- skua8
- take8
- task8
- teak8
- tusk8
- ukes8
- paste7
- pates7
- pause7
- peats7
- septa7
- setup7
- spate7
- sputa7
- stupa7
- stupe7
- tapes7
- taupe7
- tepas7
- upset7
- ask7
- auk7
- kae7
- kas7
- kat7
- kea7
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