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6 Letter Words Starting With UP

There are 197 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

upbank - 14 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

upbank - 14 points

Words With Friends

upbank - 18 points

6 Letter Words (197)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With up

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 197 word list is 37.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 uparch 13 13 15 41
#2 uparna 8 8 11 27
#3 upases 8 8 10 26
#4 upband 11 11 15 37
🏆 #5 upbank 14 14 18 46
#6 upbear 10 10 13 33
#7 upbeat 10 10 13 33
#8 upbelt 10 10 14 34
#9 upbend 11 11 15 37
#10 upbind 11 11 15 37
#11 upblew 13 13 17 43
#12 upblow 13 13 17 43
#13 upboil 10 10 14 34
#14 upbolt 10 10 14 34
#15 upbore 10 10 13 33
#16 upbows 13 13 16 42
#17 upbray 13 13 15 41
#18 upbred 11 11 14 36
#19 upbrim 12 12 16 40
#20 upbrow 13 13 16 42

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 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 6 letter words starting with UP for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with up?

upbank — worth 46 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 18).

How many 6 letter words start with up?

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

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter up words will come up far more often.