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Words That Start With UPD

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Popular Words That Start With UPD

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With UPD 35 words

6-Letter Words Starting With UPD 7

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7-Letter Words Starting With UPD 12

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8-Letter Words Starting With UPD 6

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How common is UPD at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 35 words that start with UPD. Most are 7 letters long, they average 12.2 points, the best is UPDRAUGHTS (17 points) and 28.6% end in S.

Total words
35
Most common length
7 letters
12 words
Average Scrabble score
12.2
out of 17 max
Longest word
UPDATEABLE
10 letters
Most common ending
S
28.6% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 28.6%
  • g 20%
  • d 14.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • au5.7%
  • ie5.7%
  • ea2.9%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with UPD

u 1p 3d 2r 1a 1u 1g 2h 4t 1s 1

U 1 + P 3 + D 2 + R 1 + A 1 + U 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + S 1 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

updraughts

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with UPD are there?

There are 35 words that start with UPD in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 12 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with UPD?

UPDRAUGHTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are UPDRAGGING (16), UPDRAUGHT (16), UPDRAWING (16).

What are some common words that start with UPD?

Everyday examples include UPDATE, UPDATES, UPDATED, UPDATING, UPDATER. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with UPD?

UPDATEABLE has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, UPDATING (8 letters) is the longest common one.