8 Letter Words Containing UP
There are 302 8-letter English words that contain UP, from ABRUPTER to WICKYUPS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WICKYUPS (22), UPGAZING (21), UPCHUCKS (21). Roughly 5% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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- CAJUPUTS19 pts
- CATCHUPS17 pts
- CENTUPLE12 pts
- CHECKUPS21 pts
- CHIRRUPS15 pts
- CHIRRUPY18 pts
- CLEANUPS12 pts
- CLUPEIDS13 pts
- CLUPEOID13 pts
- CORRUPTS12 pts
- COUPLERS12 pts
- COUPLETS12 pts
- COUPLING13 pts
- COVERUPS15 pts
- CRACKUPS18 pts
- CROUPIER12 pts
- CROUPILY15 pts
- CROUPOUS12 pts
- CRUPPERS14 pts
- CUPBOARD15 pts
- CUPCAKES18 pts
- CUPELERS12 pts
- CUPELING13 pts
- CUPELLED13 pts
- CUPELLER12 pts
- CUPIDITY16 pts
- CUPOLAED13 pts
- CUPPIEST14 pts
- CUPPINGS15 pts
- CUPREOUS12 pts
- CUPRITES12 pts
- CUPULATE12 pts
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- SCALEUPS12 pts
- SCAUPERS12 pts
- SCREWUPS15 pts
- SCRUPLED13 pts
- SCRUPLES12 pts
- SCUPPAUG15 pts
- SCUPPERS14 pts
- SEPTUPLE12 pts
- SEXTUPLE17 pts
- SEXTUPLY20 pts
- SHAKEUPS17 pts
- SHAPEUPS15 pts
- SMASHUPS15 pts
- SOUPCONS12 pts
- SOUPIEST10 pts
- SPEEDUPS13 pts
- STACKUPS16 pts
- STARTUPS10 pts
- STICKUPS16 pts
- STIRRUPS10 pts
- STUPIDER11 pts
- STUPIDLY14 pts
- SUBGROUP13 pts
- SUPERADD12 pts
- SUPERBAD13 pts
- SUPERBER12 pts
- SUPERBLY15 pts
- SUPERCAR12 pts
- SUPERCOP14 pts
- SUPEREGO11 pts
- SUPERFAN13 pts
- SUPERFIX20 pts
- SUPERHIT13 pts
- SUPERHOT13 pts
- SUPERING11 pts
- SUPERIOR10 pts
- SUPERJET17 pts
- SUPERLAY13 pts
- SUPERLIE10 pts
- SUPERMAN12 pts
- SUPERMEN12 pts
- SUPERMOM14 pts
- SUPERNAL10 pts
- SUPERPRO12 pts
- SUPERSEX17 pts
- SUPERSPY15 pts
- SUPERTAX17 pts
- SUPINATE10 pts
- SUPINELY13 pts
- SUPPLANT12 pts
- SUPPLELY15 pts
- SUPPLEST12 pts
- SUPPLIED13 pts
- SUPPLIER12 pts
- SUPPLIES12 pts
- SUPPLING13 pts
- SUPPORTS12 pts
- SUPPOSAL12 pts
- SUPPOSED13 pts
- SUPPOSER12 pts
- SUPPOSES12 pts
- SUPPRESS12 pts
- SUPREMER12 pts
- SUPREMOS12 pts
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- UNCOUPLE12 pts
- UPBEARER12 pts
- UPBOILED13 pts
- UPBRAIDS13 pts
- UPBUILDS13 pts
- UPCHUCKS21 pts
- UPCLIMBS16 pts
- UPCOILED13 pts
- UPCOMING15 pts
- UPCURLED13 pts
- UPCURVED16 pts
- UPCURVES15 pts
- UPDARTED12 pts
- UPDATERS11 pts
- UPDATING12 pts
- UPDIVING15 pts
- UPDRAFTS14 pts
- UPDRYING15 pts
- UPENDING12 pts
- UPFLINGS14 pts
- UPFLOWED17 pts
- UPFOLDED15 pts
- UPGATHER14 pts
- UPGAZING21 pts
- UPGIRDED13 pts
- UPGRADED13 pts
- UPGRADES12 pts
- UPGROWTH17 pts
- UPHEAPED16 pts
- UPHEAVAL16 pts
- UPHEAVED17 pts
- UPHEAVER16 pts
- UPHEAVES16 pts
- UPHOARDS14 pts
- UPHOLDER14 pts
- UPLANDER11 pts
- UPLEAPED13 pts
- UPLIFTED14 pts
- UPLIFTER13 pts
- UPLIGHTS14 pts
- UPLOADED12 pts
- UPMARKET16 pts
- UPPERCUT14 pts
- UPPILING13 pts
- UPPISHLY18 pts
- UPRAISED11 pts
- UPRAISER10 pts
- UPRAISES10 pts
- UPRATING11 pts
- UPREARED11 pts
- UPRIGHTS14 pts
- UPRISERS10 pts
- UPRISING11 pts
- UPRIVERS13 pts
- UPROOTAL10 pts
- UPROOTED11 pts
- UPROOTER10 pts
- UPROUSED11 pts
- UPROUSES10 pts
- UPRUSHED14 pts
- UPRUSHES13 pts
- UPSCALED13 pts
- UPSCALES12 pts
- UPSETTER10 pts
- UPSHIFTS16 pts
- UPSHOOTS13 pts
- UPSILONS10 pts
- UPSOARED11 pts
- UPSPRANG13 pts
- UPSPRING13 pts
- UPSPRUNG13 pts
- UPSTAGED12 pts
- UPSTAGES11 pts
- UPSTAIRS10 pts
- UPSTANDS11 pts
- UPSTARED11 pts
- UPSTARES10 pts
- UPSTARTS10 pts
- UPSTATER10 pts
- UPSTATES10 pts
- UPSTREAM12 pts
- UPSTROKE14 pts
- UPSURGED12 pts
- UPSURGES11 pts
- UPSWEEPS15 pts
- UPSWELLS13 pts
- UPSWINGS14 pts
- UPTHROWN16 pts
- UPTHROWS16 pts
- UPTHRUST13 pts
- UPTILTED11 pts
- UPTOSSED11 pts
- UPTOSSES10 pts
- UPTOWNER13 pts
- UPTRENDS11 pts
- UPTURNED11 pts
- UPWAFTED17 pts
- UPWARDLY17 pts
- UPWELLED14 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wickyups | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | upgazing | 21 | 26 |
| 3 | upchucks | 21 | 25 |
| 4 | checkups | 21 | 24 |
| 5 | mudpuppy | 20 | 25 |
| 6 | puppydom | 20 | 24 |
| 7 | puppyish | 20 | 22 |
| 8 | sextuply | 20 | 22 |
| 9 | superfix | 20 | 22 |
| 10 | cajuputs | 19 | 25 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain UP?
302 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters UP in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).