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9 Letter Words Starting With UP

There are 176 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

upblacken - 19 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

upblacken - 19 points

Words With Friends

upblacken - 25 points

9 Letter Words (176)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With up

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 176 word list is 49.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 upaithric 16 16 18 50
#2 upanayana 14 14 17 45
#3 upanishad 15 15 17 47
#4 upapurana 13 13 18 44
#5 uparching 17 17 21 55
#6 upbearers 13 13 16 42
#7 upbearing 14 14 19 47
#8 upbinding 15 15 21 51
🏆 #9 upblacken 19 19 25 63
#10 upblowing 17 17 23 57
#11 upboiling 14 14 20 48
#12 upbolster 13 13 17 43
#13 upbounden 14 14 20 48
#14 upbraided 15 15 18 48
#15 upbraider 14 14 17 45
#16 upbraying 17 17 21 55
#17 upbreathe 16 16 18 50
#18 upbristle 13 13 17 43
#19 upbrought 17 17 21 55
#20 upbuilder 14 14 19 47

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with UP for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with up?

upblacken — worth 63 combined points (US Scrabble: 19, UK Scrabble: 19, Words With Friends: 25).

How many 9 letter words start with up?

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

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter up words will come up far more often.