UPPERCASE
Scrabble letter values: U1P3P3E1R1C3A1S1E1 = 15
Definition
- adjective relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case.
- noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis. — synonyms: capital, capital_letter, upper-case_letter, majuscule
Examples
- “uppercase letters”
- “X and Y and Z etc”
- “printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases”