uppercase
Uppercase can refer to one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis. Uppercase is also used as adjective, with meanings including relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
19
Starts
UP
Ends
ASE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “UPPERCASE” Mean?
uppercase has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senserelating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
“uppercase letters: X and Y and Z etc.”
Noun
1 senseone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
“printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters”
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
Length
9 letters
Starts With
U
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
U, P, P, E, R, C, A, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
Key letter, score, and pattern facts for uppercase.
Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using uppercase in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★UPPERCASE has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆UPPERCASE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆UPPERCASE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆UPPERCASE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside uppercase.
Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABBCDEFGC
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
UP, PP, PE, ER, RC, CA, AS, SE
Trigrams
UPP, PPE, PER, ERC, RCA, CAS, ASE
Crossword Intelligence
Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for uppercase.
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Word Usage Insights
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