take-up
NOUN
/teɪk_əp/
7 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T
take-up is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1K5E1-0U1P3
1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does take-up mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom).
“a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool”
BROADER
2
The action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD