Upends

Definition

1. (verb) To end up; to set on end.
2. (verb) To tip or turn over. “When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.”
3. (verb) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat. “The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.”

Word stats

• Upends contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

Words you can build

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Word neighbours

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Words starting with UPE

• upend
• upended
• upending

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Words ending with NDS

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