Is “Upas” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
UPAS
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Scrabble UK & International
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Meaning of Upas

noun
  1. 1.(usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.

  2. 2.A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree.

  3. 3.A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.

Synonyms: bohun upas, upas tieute