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Is upstart a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word upstart is a Scrabble US word. The word upstart is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is upstart a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word upstart is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

U1P3S1T1A1R1T1

Is upstart a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word upstart is a Words With Friends word. The word upstart is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

STARTUP,UPSTART,

6-letter words (3 found)

ASTRUT,PRATTS,TUARTS,

5-letter words (32 found)

PARTS,PATUS,PRATS,PRATT,PRAUS,PRUTA,PUTTS,RATUS,SPART,SPRAT,SPURT,SPUTA,START,STRAP,STRUT,STUPA,STURT,SUPRA,SURAT,SUTRA,SUTTA,TAPUS,TARPS,TARTS,TATUS,TAUTS,TRAPS,TRAPT,TRATS,TRUST,TUART,TURPS,

4-letter words (48 found)

APTS,ARTS,PARS,PART,PAST,PATS,PATU,PRAT,PRAU,PURS,PUTS,PUTT,RAPS,RAPT,RASP,RAST,RATS,RATU,RUSA,RUST,RUTS,SAUT,SPAR,SPAT,SPUR,STAP,STAR,STAT,SURA,TAPS,TAPU,TARP,TARS,TART,TATS,TATU,TAUS,TAUT,TRAP,TRAT,TSAR,TUPS,TUTS,UPAS,UPTA,URPS,URSA,UTAS,

3-letter words (35 found)

APT,ARS,ART,ASP,ATS,ATT,PAR,PAS,PAT,PST,PUR,PUS,PUT,RAP,RAS,RAT,RUT,SAP,SAR,SAT,SAU,SPA,SUP,SUR,TAP,TAR,TAS,TAT,TAU,TUP,TUT,UPS,URP,UTA,UTS,

2-letter words (10 found)

AR,AS,AT,PA,ST,TA,UP,UR,US,UT,

You can make 130 words from upstart according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of upstart

upstart

Etymology

From Middle English upstarten, upsterten, equivalent to up- +‎ start.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌp.stɑːt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌp.stɑɹt/

Noun

upstart (plural upstarts)

  1. One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
  2. The meadow saffron.

Synonyms

  • arriviste
  • nouveau riche
  • parvenu

Translations

Adjective

upstart (comparative more upstart, superlative most upstart)

  1. Acting like a parvenu.
  2. self-important and presumptuous.

Translations

Verb

upstart (third-person singular simple present upstarts, present participle upstarting, simple past and past participle upstarted)

  1. to rise suddenly, to spring

References

Anagrams

  • start up, start-up, startup

Source: wiktionary.org