upbeat

1. Informal Happy; cheerful.

2. Informal Optimistic: an upbeat business forecast.

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1. Music An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Also called anacrusis, pickup.

2. Music The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure.

3. An unaccented beat or portion of a beat in a musical measure.

4. The last beat of the measure.

5. An increase in activity or prosperity.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
upbeat	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
pe	4
pa	4
ab	4
et	2
ta	2
te	2
be	4
up	4
at	2
ut	2
ba	4

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tub	5
tea	3
tau	3
tap	5
tae	3
tab	5
tup	5
uta	3
put	5
ute	3
pub	7
bae	5
pea	5
pet	5
eta	3
ape	5
apt	5
ate	3
bap	7
bat	5
bet	5
but	5
pat	5
eau	3
eat	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tuba	6
pube	8
abet	6
abut	6
tube	6
beta	6
tepa	6
tape	6
tabu	6
pate	6
peat	6
bute	6
bate	6
beat	6
beau	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
beaut	7
taupe	7
tubae	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
upbeat	10