SUPERFICIES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SUPERFICIES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPERFICIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUPERFICIES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPERFICIES
No single letter turns SUPERFICIES into another word.
How SUPERFICIES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUPERFICIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPERFICIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUPERFICIES
- SUPERFICIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUPERFICIES mean in Scrabble?
noun
formaltechnical
The outer surface of a thing, or its outward appearance.
Superficies is a Latin-derived word whose plural form looks the same as its singular. In law it also names rights over buildings or other things standing on land belonging to someone else.
How SUPERFICIES is used
Formal and rare; used in geometry, law and learned descriptions of outward appearance.
- The superficies of the stone was worn smooth by the river.
- Critics said the film stayed on the superficies of the story.
- Roman law treated the superficies as a separate right from ownership of the ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPERFICIES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPERFICIES
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Common questions about SUPERFICIES
- Is SUPERFICIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPERFICIES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPERFICIES worth?
- SUPERFICIES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPERFICIES mean?
- The outer surface of a thing, or its outward appearance.
- What letters can be added to SUPERFICIES?
- No single letter can be added to SUPERFICIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUPERFICIES:
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