Is SURLIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURLIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURLIEST mean?
Surliest is a form of SURLY.
- adjective
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
“a surly waiter”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 8 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 SURLIEST
SURLIEST 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 SURLIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- listers7
- lusters7
- lustier7
- lustres7
- relists7
- results7
- ruliest7
- rustles7
- rutiles7
- suiters7
- sutlers7
- ulsters7
- estrus6
- islets6
- issuer6
- istles6
- lister6
- liters6
- litres6
- luster6
- lustre6
- relist6
- resist6
- resits6
- result6
- russet6
- rustle6
- rutile6
- sieurs6
- sister6
- sliest6
- stiles6
- suiter6
- suites6
- surest6
- sutler6
- tilers6
- tissue6
- tsuris6
- tuiles6
- tulsis6
- tusser6
- tussle6
- ulster6
- utiles6
- etuis5
- ileus5
- isles5
- islet5
- issue5
- istle5
- liers5
- lieus5
- lists5
- liter5
- lites5
- litre5
- lures5
- lusts5
- lutes5
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