SURREALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SURREALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURREALISM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURREALISM is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURREALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
surrealismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURREALISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SURREALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURREALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURREALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A twentieth-century art and literary movement that tried to express the unconscious mind through strange and dreamlike images.
Surrealism began in France around 1919 and gave us Dali's melting clocks and Magritte's floating men. In ordinary speech the word is used for any situation that feels bizarre or dreamlike.
How SURREALISM is used
Used for the art movement and, loosely, for odd or illogical experiences.
- The gallery devoted a wing to French surrealism.
- The film is a work of pure surrealism.
- There was a touch of surrealism to the whole evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURREALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURREALISM
1 longer words begin with SURREALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SURREALISM
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Common questions about SURREALISM
- Is SURREALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURREALISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURREALISM worth?
- SURREALISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURREALISM mean?
- A twentieth-century art and literary movement that tried to express the unconscious mind through strange and dreamlike images.
- What letters can be added to SURREALISM?
- SURREALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SURREALISM:
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