Is SUFFOCATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUFFOCATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUFFOCATED mean?
Suffocated is a form of SUFFOCATE.
- verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
“Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
- verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
“The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”
- verb
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
“He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village”
- verb
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
“His job suffocated him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 10
S (1) + U (1) + F (4) + F (4) + O (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SUFFOCATED
SUFFOCATED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SUFFOCATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suffocate17
- scoffed16
- scuffed16
- affects15
- castoff15
- cutoffs15
- offcast15
- offcuts15
- cuffed15
- outfaced14
- duffest14
- dustoff14
- staffed14
- stuffed14
- affect14
- cutoff14
- offcut14
- outfaces13
- defocus13
- focused13
- caffs13
- coffs13
- cuffs13
- scoff13
- scuff13
- fadeouts12
- faucets12
- outface12
- decafs12
- offset12
- setoff12
- daffs12
- doffs12
- duffs12
- offed12
- caff12
- coff12
- cuff12
- fadeout11
- facets11
- fauces11
- faucet11
- fucose11
- decaf11
- faced11
- staff11
- stuff11
- teffs11
- toffs11
- tuffs11
- daff11
- doff11
- duff11
- coasted10
- doucest10
- scouted10
- defats10
- fasted10
- cafes10
- faces10
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