SURPRISE

What SURPRISE Means

1. noun: the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
2. noun: a sudden unexpected event
3. verb: cause to be surprised“The news really surprised me”
4. verb: come upon or take unawares“She surprised the couple”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SURPRISE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 U1 R1 P3 R1 I1 S1 E1.

Anagrams of SURPRISE (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SURPRISE

169 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (7)

6 letter words (22)

5 letter words (47)

4 letter words (49)

3 letter words (34)

2 letter words (10)

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