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Words that start with UP

Looking for a word that begins with UP? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 437 playable words starting with UP in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 7 letters, and the longest word is UPGRADABILITIES. The highest-scoring is UPCHUCKING, worth 24 points.

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Popular words starting with UP

UPBRINGING17
UPGRADING15
UPGRADED14
UPWARDS14
UPDATING13
UPGRADES13
UPRIGHT13
UPSETTING13
UPWARD13
UPDATED12
UPGRADE12
UPDATES11
UPSTAIRS11
UPDATE10
UPPER10
UPSIDE10
UPSETS9
UPSET8

Highest-scoring words starting with UP

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

UPCHUCKING24
UPCHUCKED23
UPGRADEABILITY23
UPPERCLASSMAN22
UPPERCLASSMEN22
UPGRADABILITY22
UPGRADABILITIES22
UPCHUCKS21
UPPERCUTTING21
UPGAZING21
UPCHUCK20
UPGAZED20

2-letter words starting with UP (1)

3-letter words starting with UP (2)

UPO6
UPS6

4-letter words starting with UP (4)

UPAS7
UPBY11
UPDO8
UPON7

5-letter words starting with UP (9)

UPBOW13
UPBYE12
UPDOS9
UPDRY11
UPEND9
UPLIT8
UPPED11
UPPER10
UPSET8

6-letter words starting with UP (70)

UPASES9
UPBEAR11
UPBEAT11
UPBIND12
UPBOIL11
UPBORE11
UPBOWS14
UPCAST11
UPCOIL11
UPCURL12
UPDART10
UPDATE10
UPDIVE14
UPDOVE14
UPENDS10
UPFLOW15
UPFOLD13
UPGAZE18
UPGIRD11
UPGIRT10
UPGREW13
UPGROW13
UPHEAP13
UPHELD12
UPHILL11
UPHOLD12
UPHOVE15
UPHROE11
UPKEEP14
UPLAND10
UPLEAP11
UPLIFT12
UPLINK12
UPLOAD10
UPMOST11
UPPERS11
UPPILE11
UPPING12
UPPISH13
UPPITY13
UPPROP13
UPRATE9
UPREAR9
UPRISE9
UPROAR9
UPROOT9
UPROSE9
UPRUSH12
UPSEND10
UPSENT9
UPSETS9
UPSHOT11
UPSIDE10
UPSOAR9
UPSTEP11
UPSTIR9
UPTAKE12
UPTEAR9
UPTICK14
UPTILT9
UPTIME11
UPTORE9
UPTORN9
UPTOSS9
UPTOWN12
UPTURN10
UPWAFT15
UPWARD13
UPWELL12
UPWIND13

7-letter words starting with UP (108)

UPBEARS12
UPBEATS12
UPBINDS13
UPBOUND14
UPBRAID13
UPBUILD14
UPBUILT13
UPCHUCK20
UPCLIMB16
UPCURLS13
UPCURVE17
UPDATED12
UPDATER11
UPDATES11
UPDIVED16
UPDIVES15
UPDRAFT14
UPENDED12
UPFIELD14
UPFLING14
UPFLOWS16
UPFLUNG15
UPFOLDS14
UPFRONT13
UPGAZED20
UPGAZES19
UPGRADE12
UPGROWN14
UPGROWS14
UPHEAPS14
UPHEAVE16
UPHILLS12
UPHOARD13
UPHOLDS13
UPKEEPS15
UPLANDS11
UPLIFTS13
UPLIGHT13
UPLINKS13
UPPILED13
UPPINGS13
UPPROPS14
UPRAISE10
UPREACH14
UPRIGHT13
UPRIVER14
UPROARS10
UPROOTS10
UPSCALE12
UPSHIFT15
UPSHOTS12
UPSIDES11
UPSTAGE11
UPSTART10
UPSTATE10
UPSURGE12
UPSWEEP15
UPSWELL13
UPSWEPT15
UPSWING14
UPSWUNG15
UPTAKES13
UPTHREW15
UPTHROW15
UPTICKS15
UPTIGHT13
UPTOWNS13
UPTURNS11
UPWAFTS16
UPWARDS14
UPWELLS13
UPWINDS14

The 72 most common shown, 36 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with UP (98)

UPBEARER13
UPBOILED14
UPBRAIDS14
UPBUILDS15
UPCHUCKS21
UPCLIMBS17
UPCOILED14
UPCOMING16
UPCURLED15
UPCURVED19
UPCURVES18
UPDATING13
UPDIVING17
UPDRAFTS15
UPDRYING15
UPENDING13
UPFLINGS15
UPFLOWED18
UPFOLDED16
UPGATHER14
UPGAZING21
UPGIRDED14
UPGRADED14
UPGRADES13
UPGROWTH17
UPHEAPED16
UPHEAVAL17
UPHEAVED18
UPHEAVER17
UPHEAVES17
UPHOARDS14
UPHOLDER14
UPLEAPED14
UPLIFTED15
UPLIFTER14
UPLIGHTS14
UPMARKET16
UPPERCUT16
UPPILING14
UPPISHLY17
UPRAISED12
UPRAISES11
UPRIGHTS14
UPRISING12
UPRIVERS15
UPROOTED12
UPRUSHED15
UPRUSHES14
UPSCALED14
UPSHIFTS16
UPSPRANG14
UPSPRING14
UPSPRUNG15
UPSTAGED13
UPSTAGES12
UPSTAIRS11
UPSTARTS11
UPSTREAM13
UPSTROKE14
UPSURGED14
UPSURGES13
UPSWEEPS16
UPSWELLS14
UPSWINGS15
UPTHROWN16
UPTHROWS16
UPTHRUST14
UPTOWNER14
UPTURNED13
UPWAFTED18
UPWARDLY17
UPWELLED15

The 72 most common shown, 26 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with UP (79)

UPBEARERS14
UPBEARING15
UPBINDING16
UPBOILING15
UPBRAIDED16
UPBRAIDER15
UPCASTING15
UPCHUCKED23
UPCLIMBED19
UPCOILING15
UPCOUNTRY17
UPCURLING16
UPCURVING20
UPDARTING14
UPFLOWING19
UPFOLDING17
UPGATHERS15
UPGIRDING15
UPGRADING15
UPGROWING17
UPGROWTHS18
UPHEAPING17
UPHEAVALS18
UPHEAVERS18
UPHEAVING19
UPHOARDED16
UPHOLDERS15
UPHOLDING16
UPHOLSTER14
UPLANDERS13
UPLEAPING15
UPLIFTERS15
UPLIFTING16
UPLIGHTED16
UPLOADING14
UPMANSHIP18
UPPERCASE16
UPPERCUTS17
UPPERMOST16
UPPERPART16
UPPROPPED19
UPRAISING13
UPREACHED17
UPREACHES16
UPREARING13
UPRIGHTED16
UPRIGHTLY17
UPRISINGS13
UPROOTING13
UPROUSING14
UPRUSHING16
UPSCALING15
UPSENDING14
UPSETTING13
UPSHIFTED18
UPSOARING13
UPSPRINGS15
UPSTAGING14
UPSTARING13
UPSTARTED13
UPSTEPPED17
UPSTIRRED13
UPSTROKES15
UPSURGING15
UPSWELLED16
UPSWOLLEN15
UPTEARING13
UPTHRUSTS15
UPTOWNERS15
UPTURNING14
UPWAFTING19
UPWELLING16

The 72 most common shown, 7 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with UP (36)

UPBRAIDERS16
UPBRAIDING17
UPBRINGING17
UPBUILDING18
UPCHUCKING24
UPCLIMBING20
UPFLINGING18
UPGATHERED17
UPGRADABLE17
UPHOARDING17
UPHOLSTERS15
UPHOLSTERY17
UPLIGHTING17
UPMANSHIPS19
UPPERCASED18
UPPERCASES17
UPPERPARTS17
UPPISHNESS17
UPPITINESS15
UPPITYNESS17
UPPROPPING20
UPREACHING18
UPRIGHTING17
UPROARIOUS14
UPSHIFTING19
UPSHOOTING16
UPSTANDING15
UPSTARTING14
UPSTEPPING18
UPSTIRRING14
UPSWEEPING19
UPSWELLING17
UPSWINGING18
UPTHROWING19
UPWARDNESS17
UPWELLINGS17

11-letter words starting with UP (10)

UPBRINGINGS18
UPGATHERING18
UPGRADEABLE18
UPHOLSTERED17
UPHOLSTERER16
UPPERCASING19
UPRIGHTNESS17
UPSPRINGING18
UPTHRUSTING18
UPTIGHTNESS17

12-letter words starting with UP (10)

UPHOLSTERERS17
UPHOLSTERIES17
UPHOLSTERING18
UPPERCUTTING21
UPPISHNESSES19
UPPITINESSES17
UPPITYNESSES19
UPROARIOUSLY18
UPROOTEDNESS16
UPWARDNESSES19

13-letter words starting with UP (5)

UPGRADABILITY22
UPPERCLASSMAN22
UPPERCLASSMEN22
UPRIGHTNESSES19
UPTIGHTNESSES19

14-letter words starting with UP (4)

UPGRADEABILITY23
UPROARIOUSNESS18
UPROOTEDNESSES18
UPSTANDINGNESS19

15-letter words starting with UP (1)

UPGRADABILITIES22

More words starting with U

Other letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Questions

How many words are there starting with UP?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 437 words starting with UP, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with UP?

UPCHUCKING, worth 24 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UPCHUCKED (23), UPGRADEABILITY (23) and UPPERCLASSMAN (22).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with UP?

UPPER, UPSET, UPPED, UPEND, UPBOW and UPBYE. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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