SURFICIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SURFICIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURFICIAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURFICIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURFICIAL
No single letter turns SURFICIAL into another word.
How SURFICIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SURFICIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURFICIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURFICIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or lying on the surface of the earth.
Geologists call loose sand, gravel, soil and glacial deposits surficial because they cover the solid rock beneath. A surficial map shows that blanket rather than the deeper bedrock. The word is not the same as "superficial", which usually means shallow in a figurative sense.
How SURFICIAL is used
Surficial is mostly used in geology and soil science.
- The survey mapped the surficial deposits left by the glacier.
- Surficial sediments here are only a few metres deep.
- A surficial layer of clay hides the bedrock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURFICIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SURFICIAL
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Common questions about SURFICIAL
- Is SURFICIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURFICIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURFICIAL worth?
- SURFICIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURFICIAL mean?
- Relating to or lying on the surface of the earth.
- What letters can be added to SURFICIAL?
- No single letter can be added to SURFICIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SURFICIAL:
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