Is UPTHRUSTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPTHRUSTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPTHRUSTING mean?
Upthrusting is a form of UPTHRUST.
- 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
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 UPTHRUSTING
UPTHRUSTING 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 UPTHRUSTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- uprushing15
- guruship14
- uprights14
- thrusting13
- thruputs13
- upthrust13
- gunship13
- pushing13
- spright13
- upright13
- uptight13
- shutting12
- thruput12
- pursuing11
- spurting11
- untruths11
- usurping11
- hurting11
- hutting11
- rushing11
- shuting11
- tushing11
- unsight11
- punish11
- thrips11
- unship11
- uprush11
- turnspit10
- pignuts10
- pursing10
- putting10
- runtish10
- ruttish10
- untruth10
- girths10
- griths10
- nights10
- rights10
- things10
- tights10
- phuts10
- piths10
- shtup10
- thrip10
- unhip10
- pugh10
- suturing9
- trusting9
- pursuit9
- turnips9
- turnups9
- upturns9
- inrush9
- pignus9
- pignut9
- spring9
- sprung9
- spuing9
- thirst9
- thrust9
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