upper: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with U · ends with R
Meaning of upper
adj
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.
Listed forms: uppermore, uppermost.
Source: Wiktionary — upper.
noun
A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite. Anything that cheers one up.
The upper portion of something.
The upper portion of something. The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
Example: genuine leather upper / balance manmade [label on a shoe]
Listed forms: uppers.
Source: Wiktionary — upper.
verb
- rare
To fix an upper onto a shoe.
- nonstandard
To raise.
Listed forms: uppers, uppering, uppered.
Source: Wiktionary — upper.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for upper.
noun
the higher of two berths
- upper berth
noun
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- amphetamine
- pep pill
- speed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is upper in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of upper
U(1) + P(3) + P(3) + E(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of upper
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from upper
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