5 Letter Words Starting With UP
There are 42 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
upjet - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
upjet - 14 points
Words With Friends
upjet - 18 points
5 Letter Words (42)
View all words starting with UPTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With up
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 42 word list is 33.0 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | uparm | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #2 | upaya | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #3 | upbar | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #4 | upbay | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #5 | upbid | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #6 | upbow | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #7 | upbuy | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #8 | upbye | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #9 | upcry | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #10 | upcut | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| #11 | updos | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #12 | updry | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #13 | upeat | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #14 | upend | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #15 | upfly | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #16 | upget | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #17 | upher | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 🏆 #18 | upjet | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| #19 | uplay | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #20 | upled | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 5 letter words starting with UP for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with up?
upjet — worth 46 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 18).
How many 5 letter words start with up?
42 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter up words will come up far more often.