01 Word definition

upheaval

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is UPHEAVAL a word?

Yes. UPHEAVAL is a 8-letter noun. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell UPHEAVAL?

U-P-H-E-A-V-A-L

UPHEAVAL contains 8 letters, begins with U, and ends with L.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

    “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”

2noun

  1. a violent disturbance

    “the convulsions of the stock market”
Synonyms
turbulenceSturm und Drangconvulsionturmoil
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends19points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is UPHEAVAL spelled?

U1P2H3E4A5V6A7L8
Starts withUPHFirst 3 letters
Ends withVALLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats A
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About UPHEAVAL.

How do you spell UPHEAVAL?

UPHEAVAL is spelled U-P-H-E-A-V-A-L. It contains 8 letters.