Is UPTHROWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPTHROWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPTHROWS mean?
Upthrows is a form of UPTHROW.
- noun
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 UPTHROWS
UPTHROWS 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 UPTHROWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- upthrow15
- whops13
- whups13
- hotspur12
- rowths12
- throws12
- whorts12
- worths12
- whop12
- whup12
- thorps11
- tophus11
- upshot11
- rowth11
- throw11
- whort11
- worth11
- wroth11
- ouphs10
- phots10
- phuts10
- prows10
- shtup10
- stowp10
- thorp10
- tophs10
- hows10
- show10
- rouths9
- hops9
- ouph9
- phos9
- phot9
- phut9
- posh9
- pows9
- prow9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- swop9
- toph9
- how9
- who9
- sprout8
- stupor8
- horst8
- hours8
- hurst8
- hurts8
- routh8
- ruths8
- short8
- shout8
- south8
- strow8
- thous8
- trows8
- worst8
- worts8
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