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10 Letter Words Starting With UP

There are 99 valid 10 letter words that start with UP, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 10-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

upchucking - 24 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

upchucking - 24 points

Words With Friends

upchucking - 30 points

10 Letter Words (99)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 10 Letter Words Starting With up

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 99 word list is 57.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 upbraiders 15 15 18 48
#2 upbraiding 16 16 21 53
#3 upbreaking 19 19 24 62
#4 upbrighten 18 18 22 58
#5 upbringing 16 16 23 55
#6 upbuilders 15 15 20 50
#7 upbuilding 16 16 23 55
#8 upbuoyance 19 19 24 62
#9 upbursting 15 15 21 51
#10 upcatching 20 20 25 65
#11 upcheering 18 18 22 58
🏆 #12 upchucking 24 24 30 78
#13 upclimbing 19 19 27 65
#14 upcropping 19 19 26 64
#15 upcyclings 20 20 26 66
#16 updateable 15 15 19 49
#17 updragging 16 16 22 54
#18 updraughts 17 17 20 54
#19 upfillings 16 16 22 54
#20 upfingered 17 17 21 55

Where 10 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 10 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with UP will give you far more flexible options try 10 letter words starting with UP for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 10 letter word starting with up?

upchucking — worth 78 combined points (US Scrabble: 24, UK Scrabble: 24, Words With Friends: 30).

How many 10 letter words start with up?

99 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 10 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 10 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter up words will come up far more often.