SURCHARGE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SURCHARGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURCHARGE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURCHARGE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURCHARGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURCHARGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SURCHARGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURCHARGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURCHARGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An extra payment added to the usual price or charge.
A surcharge is usually added for a particular reason, such as fuel costs, a late booking or a busy period, and it appears on the bill as a separate line. The word is also a verb, meaning to demand that extra payment.
How SURCHARGE is used
Surcharge is common in travel, shipping and utility bills.
- The airline added a fuel surcharge to the ticket.
- There is a surcharge for payment by card.
- Holiday weekends carry a small surcharge.
- The hotel waived the surcharge for children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURCHARGE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURCHARGE
6 longer words begin with SURCHARGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SURCHARGE
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Common questions about SURCHARGE
- Is SURCHARGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURCHARGE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURCHARGE worth?
- SURCHARGE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURCHARGE mean?
- An extra payment added to the usual price or charge.
- What letters can be added to SURCHARGE?
- SURCHARGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SURCHARGE:
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