SUS is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points

Yes. SUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept SUS?

Word power: 25 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SUS is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SUS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SUS scores

Face value of the 3 tiles in SUS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.

What stands out about SUS

• SUS is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SUS

Showing 24 of 146 words that begin with SUS.

Words ending in SUS

Showing 24 of 55 words that end in SUS. Useful as a back hook: play SUS onto a word already on the board.

Words with SUS inside

Showing 24 of 96 words that contain SUS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in SUS

Common questions about SUS

Is SUS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUS, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SUS worth?

SUS is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SUS?

SUS takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.