SURPLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SURPLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURPLUS?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURPLUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURPLUS
No single letter turns SURPLUS into another word.
How SURPLUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SURPLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What stands out about SURPLUS
- SURPLUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SURPLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An amount left over when what was needed has been used.
A surplus arises when supply exceeds demand, or when a budget takes in more money than it spends. Farmers speak of a grain surplus, and governments of a budget surplus. Shops often sell surplus stock cheaply to clear space.
How SURPLUS is used
Used in economics, farming, retail and general talk about leftover amounts.
- The farm had a surplus of apples this autumn.
- The budget showed a surplus for the first time in years.
- He bought army surplus boots at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURPLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURPLUS
8 longer words begin with SURPLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SURPLUS
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Common questions about SURPLUS
- Is SURPLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURPLUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURPLUS worth?
- SURPLUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURPLUS mean?
- An amount left over when what was needed has been used.
- What letters can be added to SURPLUS?
- No single letter can be added to SURPLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SURPLUS:
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