Scrabble & Words with friends points
- upgrade is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
- upgrade is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
- upgrade is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of upgrade
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (verb)
Synonyms
- advance
- elevate
- kick upstairs
- promote
- raise
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road) (noun)
Synonyms
- acclivity
- ascent
- climb
- raise
- rise
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises (noun)
Synonyms
- rise
- rising slope
- a reservation that is improved (noun)
Examples
- I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
- get better travel conditions (verb)
Examples
- I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
- give better travel conditions to (verb)
Examples
- The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full
- hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did (noun)
- rate higher; raise in value or esteem (verb)
- software that provides better performance than an earlier version did (noun)
- the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) (noun)
Examples
- the power plant received a new upgrade
- to improve what was old or outdated (verb)
Examples
- I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
- The company upgraded their personnel
See definition of upgrade in Merriam Webster