SURFACEMEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SURFACEMEN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
s1u1r1f4a1c3e1m3e1n1
Depends on the listSURFACEMEN · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SURFACEMEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.9%
Our own measure of how useful SURFACEMEN is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURFACEMEN
No single letter turns SURFACEMEN into another word.
How SURFACEMEN scores
Scrabble s1u1r1f4a1c3e1m3e1n1 17
Words with Friends s1u2r1f4a1c4e1m4e1n2 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in SURFACEMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURFACEMEN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SURFACEMEN
enframes13 farceuse13 fraenums13 furnaces13 cerumens12 menacers12 uncrease10 username10 facemen14 enfaces12 enframe12 fencers12 fraenum12 freeman12 frenums12 furnace12 refaces12 surface12 surfman12 surfmen12 acumens11 amerces11 caremes11 casemen11 cerumen11 crumens11 emacsen11 menacer11 menaces11 racemes11 furanes10 unfrees10 unsafer10 careens9 caserne9 censure9 cesurae9 enraces9 manures9 meaners9
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Common questions about SURFACEMEN
- Is SURFACEMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURFACEMEN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURFACEMEN worth?
- SURFACEMEN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SURFACEMEN?
- No single letter can be added to SURFACEMEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SURFACEMEN:
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