102 words come out when you unscramble UPSTAYS, starting with UPSTAYS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. UPSTAYS as a single 7-tile play makes 62 in Scrabble, 12 plus the 50 bonus, and 48 in Words With Friends (13 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UPSTAYS split into 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 16 with 5, 37 with 4, 35 with 3 and 11 with 2.
10 of 37 4-letter words from UPSTAYS tie at 9 points; none scores more. PAST, SAYS and STAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UPSTAYS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with UP · ending in YS · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PASTY, PATSY, PUSSY, SPAYS and YAUPS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts UPSTAYS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPSTAYS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 102) | 78 | 102 | 74 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
24 of the 102 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UPSTAYS, UPSTAY, PYATS, PUYS, PYAT, UPSY, PUY, AYUS, PATUS, STAPS, TAPUS, TAYS and 12 more. 4 of the 102 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YAS, PST, ATS and SUS.
Each word below uses all the letters of UPSTAYS and one more.