Is UPTIGHTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPTIGHTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of UptightnessHooks for UPTIGHTNESS
UPTIGHTNESS 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 UPTIGHTNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gunships14
- sphinges14
- tightness13
- punishes13
- pushiest13
- gunship13
- pushing13
- uptight13
- upsetting12
- gushiest12
- hustings12
- shutting12
- tightens12
- unsights12
- hipness12
- pettish12
- unships12
- pettings11
- hutting11
- nighest11
- shuting11
- tighten11
- tushing11
- unsight11
- pishes11
- punish11
- pushes11
- shtups11
- thesps11
- unship11
- guineps10
- petting10
- pignuts10
- putting10
- sithens10
- theists10
- tushies10
- eights10
- gushes10
- hinges10
- hugest10
- neighs10
- nights10
- sights10
- thegns10
- things10
- tights10
- phuts10
- piths10
- ships10
- shtup10
- thesp10
- unhip10
- pugh10
- gustiest9
- gutsiest9
- settings9
- testings9
- insteps9
- puisnes9
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