Is SURFICIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURFICIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURFICIAL mean?
- adjective
pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface
“a surficial geologic deposit”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 14 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 SURFICIAL
SURFICIAL 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 SURFICIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carfuls12
- califs11
- carful11
- fiscal11
- fulcra11
- calfs10
- calif10
- cuifs10
- curfs10
- farci10
- ficus10
- flics10
- scarf10
- scurf10
- uracils9
- flairs9
- frails9
- cafs9
- calf9
- cuif9
- curf9
- fisc9
- flic9
- fuci9
- caulis8
- cauris8
- curial8
- sialic8
- silica8
- uracil8
- alifs8
- fails8
- fairs8
- farls8
- fiars8
- filar8
- flair8
- flirs8
- frail8
- furls8
- fusil8
- sulfa8
- caf8
- arcus7
- aulic7
- auric7
- carls7
- cauls7
- cauri7
- cilia7
- crias7
- curia7
- curls7
- iliac7
- laics7
- salic7
- scaur7
- sulci7
- alif7
- arfs7
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