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Is HUP a Scrabble word?

Yes. HUP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.

    “After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.”

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup".

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Variant of hep.

Similar and opposite words

Opposite
hie

HUP at a glance

HUP has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (H 4 + U 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #77,646 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -HUP

More endings

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

  • KETCHUP18
  • MATCHUP16
  • MASHUP13
  • CATCHUP16
  • PUSHUP13
  • WHUP12
  • TOUCHUP14
  • SMASHUP14
  • WASHUP14
  • BRUSHUP14

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