Is UPWARDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPWARDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPWARDLY mean?
- adverb
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
“look up!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
U (1) + P (3) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 UPWARDLY
UPWARDLY 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 UPWARDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- drawly13
- upward12
- yawp12
- pardy11
- rawly11
- updry11
- wady11
- layup10
- awry10
- waly10
- wary10
- yawl10
- drawl9
- lardy9
- lyard9
- yauld9
- paly9
- pawl9
- play9
- pray9
- warp9
- wrap9
- yaup9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- purda8
- draw8
- dray8
- duly8
- lady8
- ward8
- yald8
- yard8
- yaud8
- paw8
- pay8
- ply8
- pry8
- pya8
- wap8
- yap8
- yup8
- aryl7
- pard7
- ruly7
- waul7
- waur7
- daw7
- day7
- dry7
- wad7
- wud7
- dural6
- larp6
- prau6
- pula6
- purl6
- awl6
- dap6
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