upbeat
NOUNADJECTIVE
/əp,bit/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U
upbeat is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1P3B3E1A1T1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does upbeat mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous.
“the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD