There are 300 words hidden in the letters of UPGRADES, from 17 two-letter words up to UPGRADES (8 letters). For points, UPGRADES is best at 12.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of UPGRADES. UPGRADES has 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 12 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 5
desugar9grasped11sparged11sugared9upgrade11
6-letter words 35
5-letter words 84
agers6agues6apers7apres7argue6argus6asper7auger6aures5dares6dears6degas7drags7drape8dregs7drupe8druse6duper8dupes8duras6dures6egads7gaped9gaper8gapes8gauds7gaurs6gears6grade7grads7grape8grasp8grues6guard7guars6gudes7padre8paged9pager8pages8pards8pared8pares7pareu7parge8parse7pause7peags8pears7perdu8prase7praus7presa7prude8pseud8purda8purge8purse7raged7rages6rased6reads6reaps7rugae6sager6sarge6spade8spaed8spare7spear7sprag8sprue7sprug8spued8sugar6super7supra7surge6urase5ureas5urged7urges6ursae5usage6
4-letter words 98
aged6ager5ages5ague5aped7aper6apes6apse6ares4dags6daps7dare5darg6dear5drag6dreg6dues5dugs6dupe7dups7dura5dure5ears4egad6eras4ergs5gads6gaed6gaes5gape7gaps7gars5gasp7gaud6gaur5gear5geds6grad6grue5guar5gude6pads7page7pard7pare6pars6pase6peag7pear6peas6peds7pegs7prau6puds7pugs7pure6purs6rads5rage5rags5raps6rase4rasp6read5reap6reds5regs5reps6rude5rued5rues4ruga5rugs5ruse4sade5sage5sard5sear4sera4spae6spar6sped7spud7spue6spur6sued5suer4supe6sura4surd5sure4upas6urds5urea4urge5ursa4used5user4
3-letter words 60
ads4age4ape5are3ars3asp5dag5dap6due4dug5dup6ear3eau3era3erg4ers3gad5gae4gap6gar4gas4ged5gre4pad6par5pas5pea5ped6peg6per5pes5pud6pug6pur5pus5rad4rag4rap5ras3red4reg4rep5res3rue3rug4sad4sae3sag4sap5sau3sea3seg4ser3spa5sud4sue3sup5ups5urd4use3
2-letter words 17
ad3ae2ag3ar2as2de3ed3er2es2gs3pa4pe4ps4re2rs2up4us2
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