SURICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SURICATE 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 SURICATE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURICATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suricatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURICATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SURICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SURICATE
- All 8 letters of SURICATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SURICATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small burrowing mammal of southern Africa that lives in groups and stands upright to watch for danger.
Zoo visitors love the suricate for its habit of standing guard on its hind legs. Colonies share lookout duty while others hunt for insects.
How SURICATE is used
Suricate is another name for the meerkat.
- A suricate stood watch on the mound.
- The suricate dug quickly into the sandy ground.
- We saw a family of suricate pups at the zoo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURICATE
1 longer words begin with SURICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SURICATE
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Common questions about SURICATE
- Is SURICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURICATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURICATE worth?
- SURICATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURICATE mean?
- A small burrowing mammal of southern Africa that lives in groups and stands upright to watch for danger.
- What letters can be added to SURICATE?
- SURICATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SURICATE:
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