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
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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