SURRENDER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SURRENDER 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 SURRENDER?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURRENDER is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURRENDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
surrendersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURRENDER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SURRENDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURRENDER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURRENDER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stop resisting and yield to an enemy or to a stronger power.
To surrender can be forced, as when an army lays down its arms, or chosen, as when someone gives in to a feeling. The word also covers handing over something, such as a passport or a policy, on demand.
How SURRENDER is used
Common in war, law and insurance, and figuratively for giving in to emotion.
- The garrison had to surrender after a long siege.
- He chose to surrender his passport to the court.
- She could not help but surrender to sleep.
- The suspect decided to surrender to the police.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURRENDER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURRENDER
9 longer words begin with SURRENDER.
Shorter words from the letters in SURRENDER
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Common questions about SURRENDER
- Is SURRENDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURRENDER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURRENDER worth?
- SURRENDER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURRENDER mean?
- To stop resisting and yield to an enemy or to a stronger power.
- What letters can be added to SURRENDER?
- SURRENDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SURRENDER:
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