458 Words Starting With UP
The prefix UP appears in 458 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 114 entries. Average word length: 7.9 letters.
U-words split into two camps: the Germanic basics (up, us, under, use) and Latin/Greek formations (uniform, ultimate, universe). The prefix un- alone creates thousands.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with UP: UPCHUCKING (24 pts), UPCHUCKED (23 pts), UPGRADEABILITY (23 pts), UPGRADABILITY (22 pts), UPCHUCKS (21 pts). The shortest is UP (2 letters) and the longest is UPGRADABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in J.
Notable words: UPAS — an Asian tree with a poisonous drip [n].; UPBOW — a kind of stroke in playing a bowed instrument [n].; UPASES — an Asian tree with a poisonous drip [n].; UPBEARS — to raise aloft [v]. Browse words starting with ENI for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with UP?
UPCHUCKING scores 24 points. Runner-up: UPCHUCKED at 23 points. See words ending in RE for more high-value options.
How many words start with UP?
Our dictionary has 458 words that start with UP. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (114).
What is the shortest word that starts with UP?
UP at just 2 letters. It means: to raise [v].
Three-Letter Words (2)
UPOUPS
Four-Letter Words (4)
UPASUPBYUPDOUPON
Five-Letter Words (9)
UPBOWUPBYEUPDOSUPDRYUPENDUPLITUPPEDUPPERUPSET
Six-Letter Words (72)
UPASESUPBEARUPBEATUPBINDUPBOILUPBOREUPBOWSUPCASTUPCOILUPCURLUPDARTUPDATEUPDIVEUPDOVEUPENDSUPFLOWUPFOLDUPGAZEUPGIRDUPGIRTUPGREWUPGROWUPHEAPUPHELDUPHILLUPHOLDUPHOVEUPHROEUPKEEPUPLANDUPLEAPUPLIFTUPLINKUPLOADUPMOSTUPPERSUPPILEUPPINGUPPISHUPPITYUPPROPUPRATEUPREARUPRISEUPROARUPROOTUPROSEUPRUSHUPSENDUPSENTUPSETSUPSHOTUPSIDEUPSIZEUPSOARUPSTEPUPSTIRUPTAKEUPTALKUPTEARUPTICKUPTILTUPTIMEUPTOREUPTORNUPTOSSUPTOWNUPTURNUPWAFTUPWARDUPWELLUPWIND
Seven-Letter Words (114)
UPBEARSUPBEATSUPBINDSUPBOILSUPBORNEUPBOUNDUPBRAIDUPBUILDUPBUILTUPCASTSUPCHUCKUPCLIMBUPCOASTUPCOILSUPCOURTUPCURLSUPCURVEUPDARTSUPDATEDUPDATERUPDATESUPDIVEDUPDIVESUPDRAFTUPDRIEDUPDRIESUPENDEDUPFIELDUPFLINGUPFLOWSUPFLUNGUPFOLDSUPFRONTUPGAZEDUPGAZESUPGIRDSUPGOINGUPGRADEUPGROWNUPGROWSUPHEAPSUPHEAVEUPHILLSUPHOARDUPHOLDSUPHROESUPKEEPSUPLANDSUPLEAPSUPLEAPTUPLIFTSUPLIGHTUPLINKSUPLOADSUPPILEDUPPILESUPPINGSUPPROPSUPRAISEUPRATEDUPRATESUPREACHUPREARSUPRIGHTUPRISENUPRISERUPRISESUPRIVERUPROARSUPROOTSUPROUSEUPSCALEUPSENDSUPSHIFTUPSHOOTUPSHOTSUPSIDESUPSILONUPSIZEDUPSIZESUPSLOPEUPSOARSUPSTAGEUPSTAIRUPSTANDUPSTAREUPSTARTUPSTATEUPSTEPSUPSTIRSUPSTOODUPSURGEUPSWEEPUPSWELLUPSWEPTUPSWINGUPSWUNGUPTAKESUPTALKSUPTEARS
and 14 more — use the solver above to search
Eight-Letter Words (103)
UPBEARERUPBOILEDUPBRAIDSUPBUILDSUPCHUCKSUPCLIMBSUPCOILEDUPCOMINGUPCURLEDUPCURVEDUPCURVESUPDARTEDUPDATERSUPDATINGUPDIVINGUPDRAFTSUPDRYINGUPENDINGUPFLINGSUPFLOWEDUPFOLDEDUPGATHERUPGAZINGUPGIRDEDUPGRADEDUPGRADESUPGROWTHUPHEAPEDUPHEAVALUPHEAVEDUPHEAVERUPHEAVESUPHOARDSUPHOLDERUPLANDERUPLEAPEDUPLIFTEDUPLIFTERUPLIGHTSUPLINKEDUPLOADEDUPMARKETUPPERCUTUPPILINGUPPISHLYUPRAISEDUPRAISERUPRAISESUPRATINGUPREAREDUPRIGHTSUPRISERSUPRISINGUPRIVERSUPROOTALUPROOTEDUPROOTERUPROUSEDUPROUSESUPRUSHEDUPRUSHESUPSCALEDUPSCALESUPSETTERUPSHIFTSUPSHOOTSUPSILONSUPSIZINGUPSOAREDUPSPRANGUPSPRINGUPSPRUNGUPSTAGEDUPSTAGERUPSTAGESUPSTAIRSUPSTANDSUPSTAREDUPSTARESUPSTARTSUPSTATERUPSTATESUPSTREAMUPSTROKEUPSURGEDUPSURGESUPSWEEPSUPSWELLSUPSWINGSUPTALKEDUPTEMPOSUPTHROWNUPTHROWSUPTHRUSTUPTILTEDUPTOSSEDUPTOSSESUPTOWNERUPTRENDSUPTURNED
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Nine-Letter Words (84)
UPBEARERSUPBEARINGUPBINDINGUPBOILINGUPBRAIDEDUPBRAIDERUPBUILDERUPCASTINGUPCHUCKEDUPCLIMBEDUPCOILINGUPCOUNTRYUPCURLINGUPCURVINGUPDARTINGUPFLOWINGUPFOLDINGUPGATHERSUPGIRDINGUPGRADINGUPGROWINGUPGROWTHSUPHEAPINGUPHEAVALSUPHEAVERSUPHEAVINGUPHOARDEDUPHOLDERSUPHOLDINGUPHOLSTERUPLANDERSUPLEAPINGUPLIFTERSUPLIFTINGUPLIGHTEDUPLINKINGUPLOADINGUPMANSHIPUPPERCASEUPPERCUTSUPPERMOSTUPPERPARTUPPROPPEDUPRAISERSUPRAISINGUPREACHEDUPREACHESUPREARINGUPRIGHTEDUPRIGHTLYUPRISINGSUPROOTALSUPROOTERSUPROOTINGUPROUSINGUPRUSHINGUPSADAISYUPSCALINGUPSENDINGUPSETTERSUPSETTINGUPSHIFTEDUPSOARINGUPSPRINGSUPSTAGERSUPSTAGINGUPSTARINGUPSTARTEDUPSTATERSUPSTEPPEDUPSTIRREDUPSTROKESUPSURGINGUPSWELLEDUPSWOLLENUPTALKINGUPTEARINGUPTHRUSTSUPTILTINGUPTOSSINGUPTOWNERSUPTURNINGUPWAFTINGUPWELLING
Ten-Letter Words (38)
UPBRAIDERSUPBRAIDINGUPBRINGINGUPBUILDERSUPBUILDINGUPCHUCKINGUPCLIMBINGUPFLINGINGUPGATHEREDUPGRADABLEUPHOARDINGUPHOLSTERSUPHOLSTERYUPLIGHTINGUPMANSHIPSUPPERCASEDUPPERCASESUPPERPARTSUPPISHNESSUPPITINESSUPPITYNESSUPPROPPINGUPREACHINGUPRIGHTINGUPROARIOUSUPSHIFTINGUPSHOOTINGUPSTANDINGUPSTARTINGUPSTEPPINGUPSTIRRINGUPSWEEPINGUPSWELLINGUPSWINGINGUPTHROWINGUPTHRUSTEDUPWARDNESSUPWELLINGS
Eleven-Letter Words (11)
UPBRINGINGSUPCOUNTRIESUPGATHERINGUPGRADEABLEUPHOLSTEREDUPHOLSTERERUPPERCASINGUPRIGHTNESSUPSPRINGINGUPTHRUSTINGUPTIGHTNESS
Twelve-Letter Words (10)
UPHOLSTERERSUPHOLSTERIESUPHOLSTERINGUPPERCUTTINGUPPISHNESSESUPPITINESSESUPPITYNESSESUPROARIOUSLYUPROOTEDNESSUPWARDNESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (5)
UPGRADABILITYUPPERCLASSMANUPPERCLASSMENUPRIGHTNESSESUPTIGHTNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (4)
UPGRADEABILITYUPROARIOUSNESSUPROOTEDNESSESUPSTANDINGNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (1)
UPGRADABILITIES