Is SUPERFICIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUPERFICIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUPERFICIES mean?
- noun
the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
“the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production”
- noun
outer surface of an area or a body
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 SUPERFICIES
SUPERFICIES 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 SUPERFICIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- specifiers17
- furpieces16
- specifier16
- specifies16
- furpiece15
- spiceries13
- perfuses13
- purifies13
- epicures12
- precises12
- fescues12
- ficuses12
- perfuse12
- sferics12
- epeiric11
- epicure11
- percuss11
- piecers11
- pierces11
- precess11
- precise11
- prussic11
- recipes11
- species11
- spicers11
- spicier11
- spruces11
- fescue11
- fierce11
- scurfs11
- fissure10
- frisees10
- fussier10
- refuses10
- reifies10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- cripes10
- crisps10
- cuspis10
- piecer10
- pieces10
- pierce10
- precis10
- prices10
- recipe10
- scrips10
- specie10
- spicer10
- spices10
- spruce10
- cuifs10
- curfs10
- feces10
- fices10
- ficus10
- fiscs10
- scurf10
- cerises9
- ceruses9
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