Definitions for uppercase

uppercase up·per·case

Spelling: [uhp-er-keys]
IPA: /ˈʌp ərˈkeɪs/

Uppercase is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 422 anagrams from letters in uppercase (aceepprsu).

Definitions for uppercase

noun

  1. a capital letter.

adjective

  1. (of an alphabetical character) capital.
  2. Printing. pertaining to or belonging in the upper case.

verb (used with object)

  1. to print or write with an uppercase letter.

Origin of uppercase

First recorded in 1730-40; upper1 + case2

Examples for uppercase

The uppercase letters found within words are copied off in the order in which they appear in the inscription or phrase.

Thus the lowercase f and y and the uppercase Q are shorn of their due proportions.

He used combinations of uppercase and lowercase letters in two sizes in the inscriptions on the clock dial and in his writings.

Word Value for uppercase
Scrable

15

Words with friends

19

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