SURPRISINGNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SURPRISINGNESS 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.
Which word lists accept SURPRISINGNESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURPRISINGNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURPRISINGNESS
No single letter turns SURPRISINGNESS into another word.
How SURPRISINGNESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SURPRISINGNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURPRISINGNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SURPRISINGNESS
- The letter S appears four times in SURPRISINGNESS.
- SURPRISINGNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SURPRISINGNESS
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Common questions about SURPRISINGNESS
- Is SURPRISINGNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURPRISINGNESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURPRISINGNESS worth?
- SURPRISINGNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SURPRISINGNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SURPRISINGNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SURPRISINGNESS:
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