What UPDATES Means
UPDATES is a form of UPDATE, which means:
- verb: modernize or bring up to date“We updated the kitchen in the old house”
- verb: bring up to date; supply with recent information
- noun: information or data that updates“do you have the latest software update?”
- noun: the act of bringing someone or something up to date“the server update ran overnight”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
UPDATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as U1 P3 D2 A1 T1 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In UPDATES
191 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (10)
5 letter words (39)
ADEPTADUSTAPTEDDATESDAUTSDUETSDUPESEUPADPASTEPATEDPATESPATUSPAUSEPEATSPSEUDSATEDSAUTESEPADSEPTASETUPSPADESPAEDSPATESPEATSPUEDSPUTASTADESTEADSTUDESTUPASTUPETAPEDTAPESTAPUSTAUPETEADSTEPASTSADEUPSET
4 letter words (68)
APEDAPESAPSEAPTSATESDAESDAPSDATEDAUTDEUSDUESDUETDUPEDUPSDUSTEASTEATSEAUSETASPADSPASEPASTPATEPATSPATUPEASPEATPEDSPESTPETSPUDSPUTSSADESATESAUTSEATSEPTSETASPAESPATSPEDSPETSPUDSPUESTAPSTEDSTEPSTUDSUEDSUETSUPETADSTAEDTAESTAPETAPSTAPUTAUSTEADTEASTEDSTEPATUPSUPASUPTAUSEDUTASUTES
3 letter words (56)
ADSAPEAPTASPATEATSAUEDAEDAPDASDUEDUPEASEATEAUEDSESTETAPADPASPATPEAPEDPESPETPSTPUDPUSPUTSADSAESAPSATSAUSEASEDSETSPASUDSUESUPTADTAETAPTASTAUTEATEDTESTUPUDSUPSUSEUTAUTEUTS
2 letter words (18)
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