SURCEASE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SURCEASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURCEASE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURCEASE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURCEASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURCEASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SURCEASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURCEASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURCEASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryarchaic
A stopping of something unpleasant, or the relief that follows.
Writers use surcease for a welcome pause in pain, noise or sorrow. It is an old-fashioned word that adds a solemn tone.
How SURCEASE is used
Surcease is often followed by of and the thing that has stopped.
- He prayed for surcease from his pain.
- There was no surcease of the rain that night.
- Sleep brought a short surcease of grief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURCEASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURCEASE
2 longer words begin with SURCEASE.
Shorter words from the letters in SURCEASE
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Common questions about SURCEASE
- Is SURCEASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURCEASE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURCEASE worth?
- SURCEASE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURCEASE mean?
- A stopping of something unpleasant, or the relief that follows.
- What letters can be added to SURCEASE?
- SURCEASE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SURCEASE:
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