SUREFIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUREFIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUREFIRE?
| 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 SUREFIRE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUREFIRE
No single letter turns SUREFIRE into another word.
How SUREFIRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUREFIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUREFIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUREFIRE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Certain to work or succeed.
Surefire is often attached to remedies, recipes or plans that people trust completely. It carries a confident, slightly promotional tone.
How SUREFIRE is used
The word surefire is used in everyday and advertising language.
- Grandmother had a surefire cure for hiccups.
- It looked like a surefire way to win the game.
- No surefire method exists for predicting the weather a year ahead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUREFIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUREFIRE
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Common questions about SUREFIRE
- Is SUREFIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUREFIRE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUREFIRE worth?
- SUREFIRE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUREFIRE mean?
- Certain to work or succeed.
- What letters can be added to SUREFIRE?
- No single letter can be added to SUREFIRE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUREFIRE:
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