Is UPWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UPWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UPWARDS mean?
- adverb
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
“look up!”
- adverb
to a later time
“they moved the meeting date up”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
U (1) + P (3) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 UPWARDS
UPWARDS 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 UPWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- upward12
- warps10
- wraps10
- purdas9
- draws9
- sward9
- wards9
- paws9
- swap9
- waps9
- warp9
- wasp9
- wrap9
- pards8
- purda8
- daws8
- draw8
- wads8
- ward8
- paw8
- wap8
- praus7
- supra7
- daps7
- dups7
- pads7
- pard7
- puds7
- raws7
- spud7
- wars7
- waur7
- daw7
- wad7
- wud7
- duras6
- pars6
- prau6
- purs6
- raps6
- rasp6
- spar6
- spur6
- upas6
- urps6
- dap6
- dup6
- pad6
- pud6
- raw6
- saw6
- war6
- was6
- dura5
- rads5
- sard5
- surd5
- urds5
- asp5
- par5
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