upper
At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
Adjective 4 meanings
At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
Younger, more recent.
Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
Noun 4 meanings
A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
The upper portion of something.
Someone with higher social standing
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.
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UPPER at a glance
UPPER has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (U 1 + P 3 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,924 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with upper
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- UPPED10
- UPTER7
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