5-Letter Words Starting With UP
There are 9 five-letter words starting with UP in our dictionary; 4 of them are common words.
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All 9 words
- upper9 points
- upset7 points
- upped10 points
- upend8 points
- upbow12 points
- upbye12 points
- updry11 points
- updos8 points
- uplit7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 9
- By usage: 4 very common, 0 common, 5 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- upbow 12
- upbye 12
- updry 11
- upped 10
- upper 9
- updos 8
- upend 8
- uplit 7
- upset 7
Most common
- upper
- upset
- upped
- upend
- upbow
- upbye
- updry
- updos
- uplit
Definitions
- upper (adjective)
- The topmost one of two; upper.
- upset (adjective)
- Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief.
- upend (verb)
- Become turned or set on end.
There are 9 five-letter words starting with UP, and 4 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is UPBOW at 12 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with UP are there?
Our dictionary has 9 five-letter words starting with UP, of which 4 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with UP?
UPBOW scores 12 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.