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SURPRISE

SURPRISE is a valid 8-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does SURPRISE Mean?

Definitions are provided by the third-party Free Dictionary API, with Datamuse as a fallback when it has no entry. Nothing is sent to either service unless you request this lookup.

Letter by Letter

LettersurpriseTotal
Scrabble1113111110
Words With Friends1214111112

Word Game Intelligence

SURPRISE Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

3 vowels · 5 consonants

Vowels (U at #2, I at #6, E at #8)

Duplicate letters: R, S

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -D -R -S

Hive & Anagram Power

6 unique letters · 179 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Anagrams of SURPRISE

2 other words use exactly these letters.

spurriesuprisers

Words Inside SURPRISE

179 shorter words can be built from these letters — the 60 longest are shown. Useful when SURPRISE won't fit on the board.

priserspurserspursierpussiersuspireupriseruprisesissuerpisserprierspriserprisespuirerpurserpursespusserripersriserssieurssirupsspeirsspiersspiressprierspruesspuerssupersupriseupsiesuresiseprisissueperispierspirrepirrspisespressprierpriespriseprisspriuspuerspurerpurespurispurrepurrspursepusesresusreupsriperripesriserrisesrispsrisusruers

SURPRISE Appears In

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