SURVEILLANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SURVEILLANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURVEILLANCE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURVEILLANCE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURVEILLANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
surveillancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURVEILLANCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SURVEILLANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURVEILLANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURVEILLANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Close and continuing observation of a person, group or place, especially by police or security services.
Surveillance covers anything from a detective watching a doorway to cameras and software that track movement and messages. Debates about privacy often turn on how much surveillance a society should accept.
How SURVEILLANCE is used
Used in policing, security, medicine and technology for systematic watching or monitoring.
- The suspect was under surveillance for several weeks.
- Cameras on every corner made the city feel full of surveillance.
- Hospitals run surveillance programmes to spot outbreaks early.
- The new law limited electronic surveillance without a warrant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURVEILLANCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURVEILLANCE
1 longer words begin with SURVEILLANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SURVEILLANCE
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Common questions about SURVEILLANCE
- Is SURVEILLANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURVEILLANCE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURVEILLANCE worth?
- SURVEILLANCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURVEILLANCE mean?
- Close and continuing observation of a person, group or place, especially by police or security services.
- What letters can be added to SURVEILLANCE?
- SURVEILLANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SURVEILLANCE:
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