SURA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about SURA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A chapter of the Quran, one of the 114 such divisions of the Islamic holy book.
Each sura is identified by a name and, apart from one exception, opens with a set introductory phrase. Reciting a sura is a routine part of Muslim daily prayer.
How SURA is used
Used in religious and academic writing about the Quran; also spelled surah.
- He recited the opening sura before beginning his prayers.
- Scholars debate the order in which each sura was revealed.
- The shortest sura in the Quran has only three verses.
- She had memorised an entire sura by the age of eight.
- The sermon focused on a single sura for the whole hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SURA
The 4 tiles of SURA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SURA
12 longer words begin with SURA.
Words ending in SURA
4 words end in SURA. Useful as a back hook: play SURA onto a word already on the board.
Words with SURA inside
Showing 24 of 94 words that contain SURA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SURA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SURA
Common questions about SURA
- Is SURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURA worth?
- SURA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURA mean?
- A chapter of the Quran, one of the 114 such divisions of the Islamic holy book.
- What letters can be added to SURA?
- SURA takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SURA:
Open SURA in the Word Finder