Words Starting With UP
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 440 entries are words that start with UP. That is about 0.26% of the list. They run from UP at the short end to UPGRADEABILITIES, UPROARIOUSNESSES and UPSTANDINGNESSES at the long end. By common tile values the top scorer is UPCHUCKING (24 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 187 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 440 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.26% |
| Longest | UPGRADEABILITIES, UPROARIOUSNESSES and UPSTANDINGNESSES (16 letters) |
| Shortest | UP (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | UPCHUCKING, 24 |
| No repeated letters | 187 |
Most common next letter after UP
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| S | 88 |
| R | 59 |
| T | 40 |
| H | 35 |
| P | 34 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 384 still form a word when the leading
UPis removed, for exampleUPAS,UPBEAR,UPBEARER,UPBEARERSandUPBEARING→AS,BEAR,BEARER,BEARERSandBEARING. - The most common endings here are
-NG(82),-ED(53),-ES(39). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 221 of these words.
- The average length is 8.0 letters.
- After UP, the letter
Scomes next most often (88 words).
All UP- words
2 letters 1
up
3 letters 2
upo ups
4 letters 4
upas upby updo upon
5 letters 9
upbow upbye updos updry upend uplit upped upper upset
6 letters 70
upases upbear upbeat upbind upboil upbore upbows upcast upcoil upcurl updart update updive updove upends upflow upfold upgaze upgird upgirt upgrew upgrow upheap upheld uphill uphold uphove uphroe upkeep upland upleap uplift uplink upload upmost uppers uppile upping uppish uppity upprop uprate uprear uprise uproar uproot uprose uprush upsend upsent upsets upshot upside upsoar upstep upstir uptake uptear uptick uptilt uptime uptore uptorn uptoss uptown upturn upwaft upward upwell upwind
7 letters 108
upbears upbeats upbinds upboils upborne upbound upbraid upbuild upbuilt upcasts upchuck upclimb upcoast upcoils upcurls upcurve updarts updated updater updates updived updives updraft updried updries upended upfield upfling upflows upflung upfolds upfront upgazed upgazes upgirds upgoing upgrade upgrown upgrows upheaps upheave uphills uphoard upholds uphroes upkeeps uplands upleaps upleapt uplifts uplight uplinks uploads uppiled uppiles uppings upprops upraise uprated uprates upreach uprears upright uprisen upriser uprises upriver uproars uproots uprouse upscale upsends upshift upshoot upshots upsides upsilon upsoars upstage upstair upstand upstare upstart upstate upsteps upstirs upstood upsurge upsweep upswell upswept upswing upswung uptakes uptears upthrew upthrow upticks uptight uptilts uptimes uptowns uptrend upturns upwafts upwards upwells upwinds
8 letters 98
upbearer upboiled upbraids upbuilds upchucks upclimbs upcoiled upcoming upcurled upcurved upcurves updarted updaters updating updiving updrafts updrying upending upflings upflowed upfolded upgather upgazing upgirded upgraded upgrades upgrowth upheaped upheaval upheaved upheaver upheaves uphoards upholder uplander upleaped uplifted uplifter uplights uploaded upmarket uppercut uppiling uppishly upraised upraiser upraises uprating upreared uprights uprisers uprising uprivers uprootal uprooted uprooter uproused uprouses uprushed uprushes upscaled upscales upsetter upshifts upshoots upsilons upsoared upsprang upspring upsprung upstaged upstages upstairs upstands upstared upstares upstarts upstater upstates upstream upstroke upsurged upsurges upsweeps upswells upswings upthrown upthrows upthrust uptilted uptossed uptosses uptowner uptrends upturned upwafted upwardly upwelled
9 letters 79
upbearers upbearing upbinding upboiling upbraided upbraider upcasting upchucked upclimbed upcoiling upcountry upcurling upcurving updarting upflowing upfolding upgathers upgirding upgrading upgrowing upgrowths upheaping upheavals upheavers upheaving uphoarded upholders upholding upholster uplanders upleaping uplifters uplifting uplighted uploading upmanship uppercase uppercuts uppermost upperpart uppropped upraisers upraising upreached upreaches uprearing uprighted uprightly uprisings uprootals uprooters uprooting uprousing uprushing upscaling upsending upsetters upsetting upshifted upsoaring upsprings upstaging upstaring upstarted upstaters upstepped upstirred upstrokes upsurging upswelled upswollen uptearing upthrusts uptilting uptossing uptowners upturning upwafting upwelling
10 letters 36
upbraiders upbraiding upbringing upbuilding upchucking upclimbing upflinging upgathered upgradable uphoarding upholsters upholstery uplighting upmanships uppercased uppercases upperparts uppishness uppitiness uppityness uppropping upreaching uprighting uproarious upshifting upshooting upstanding upstarting upstepping upstirring upsweeping upswelling upswinging upthrowing upwardness upwellings
11 letters 10
upbringings upgathering upgradeable upholstered upholsterer uppercasing uprightness upspringing upthrusting uptightness
12 letters 10
upholsterers upholsteries upholstering uppercutting uppishnesses uppitinesses uppitynesses uproariously uprootedness upwardnesses
13 letters 5
upgradability upperclassman upperclassmen uprightnesses uptightnesses
14 letters 4
upgradeability uproariousness uprootednesses upstandingness
15 letters 1
upgradabilities
16 letters 3
upgradeabilities uproariousnesses upstandingnesses
Using these words
To find words that start with UP using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type UP in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts UP???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.