Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: UPRATES, UPTEARS, UPDRIES, UPDATES, UPSTARE and UPDARTS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 59 of the 108 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- UPCHUCK20 points
- UPGAZED20 points
- UPGAZES19 points
- UPCLIMB15 points
- UPFLOWS15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is S (23 words), followed by R (13).
More 7 letter words starting with U
UP at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with UP?
There are 108 7 letter words that start with UP in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with UP?
UPCHUCK, worth 20 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with UP make good guesses?
UPRATES, UPTEARS and UPDATES use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

