/dʌp/
verb

Is DUP a Scrabble word?

Yes. DUP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning to open (a door, gate etc.)

Verb 1 meaning

  1. to open (a door, gate etc.)

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: dup via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English don up (“to open”), equivalent to a blend of do + up. Compare don, doff, dout, dub.

DUP at a glance

DUP has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + U 1 + P 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #27,408 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -DUP

More endings

Same last three letters as DUP. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • BUILDUP12
  • ROUNDUP10
  • STANDUP10
  • HOLDUP12
  • WINDUP12
  • SPEEDUP12
  • SHADDUP14
  • SENDUP9
  • GIDDUP11
  • FOLDUP12
  • HUDDUP13

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