SURNAME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SURNAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURNAME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURNAME is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURNAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURNAME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SURNAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about SURNAME
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SURNAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
The family name shared by relatives, as opposed to a person's given name.
In many countries the surname comes last and passes from parent to child. Forms and registers usually ask for the surname first so that lists can be sorted. Long ago the word also meant an extra name or nickname added to a person's first name.
How SURNAME is used
Used in everyday speech and on official forms; also a verb meaning to give such a name.
- Please write your surname in capital letters.
- Her surname comes from an old trade.
- They share a surname but are not related.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURNAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SURNAME
The 7 tiles of SURNAME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SURNAME
4 longer words begin with SURNAME.
Shorter words from the letters in SURNAME
Showing 40 of 231. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SURNAME
- Is SURNAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURNAME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURNAME worth?
- SURNAME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURNAME mean?
- The family name shared by relatives, as opposed to a person's given name.
- What letters can be added to SURNAME?
- SURNAME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SURNAME:
Open SURNAME in the Word Finder