SUCCESSOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SUCCESSOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUCCESSOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUCCESSOR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUCCESSOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
successorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUCCESSOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SUCCESSOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUCCESSOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUCCESSOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that takes the place of an earlier one.
A successor may inherit a throne, a job or a product line, and the word always implies a predecessor. Companies often name a successor well before the old leader steps down.
How SUCCESSOR is used
Successor pairs with predecessor and is followed by to or of.
- The board named her successor to the retiring director.
- The new phone is the successor of last year's model.
- Nobody knew who the king's successor would be.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUCCESSOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUCCESSOR
4 longer words begin with SUCCESSOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SUCCESSOR
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Common questions about SUCCESSOR
- Is SUCCESSOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUCCESSOR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUCCESSOR worth?
- SUCCESSOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUCCESSOR mean?
- A person or thing that takes the place of an earlier one.
- What letters can be added to SUCCESSOR?
- SUCCESSOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SUCCESSOR:
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