Upstream

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters

Definition of Upstream

noun

Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
(open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.

verb

To stream upward.
(open-source software) To have (a software library, patch, etc.) accepted by the original developers of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.
"I'd be more than happy to upstream your patch."

adjective

In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver
Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling
In the direction from the client to the server
(open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream
Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule

adverb

Against the current.

Anagrams of Upstream

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "upstream":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

matures pasture restamp stamper strumae stumper sumpter tampers tempura uprates upstare uptears

6-LETTER WORDS

amuser armets erupts estrum master maters matres mature meatus muster mutase pareus paster paters pauser+18 more

5-LETTER WORDS

amuse apers apres apter

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "upstream" and rearranging:

+omousetrap superatom

Related Word Patterns

UP...Words starting with "up"...AMWords ending with "am"All 8-letter words Unscramble "upstream"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

downstream

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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