Is SURLINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURLINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURLINESSES mean?
Surlinesses is a form of SURLINESS.
- noun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
“his temper was well known to all his employees”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SURLINESSES
SURLINESSES 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 SURLINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- issueless9
- surliness9
- enuresis8
- leisures8
- reinless8
- reissues8
- seisures8
- sunrises8
- sureness8
- enisles7
- ensiles7
- ensures7
- ileuses7
- insures7
- ireless7
- issuers7
- leisure7
- lessens7
- liernes7
- reissue7
- relines7
- resiles7
- risuses7
- runless7
- seiners7
- seisers7
- seisure7
- seniles7
- senseis7
- sereins7
- serines7
- sessile7
- silenus7
- sinless7
- sinuses7
- sunless7
- sunrise7
- unreels7
- useless7
- enisle6
- ensile6
- ensues6
- ensure6
- enures6
- insure6
- inures6
- issuer6
- issues6
- lenses6
- lessen6
- lesser6
- lierne6
- liners6
- lueses6
- lunier6
- lunies6
- nereis6
- nesses6
- nurses6
- relies6
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