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
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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