Is SURMISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURMISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURMISING mean?
Surmising is a form of SURMISE.
- verb
infer from incomplete evidence
- noun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- verb
imagine to be the case or true or probable
“I suspect he is a fugitive”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 SURMISING
SURMISING 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 SURMISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misusing11
- missing10
- musings10
- mussing10
- surimis9
- miring9
- muring9
- musing9
- riming9
- issuing8
- risings8
- mirins8
- surimi8
- mungs8
- rising7
- siring7
- susing7
- unrigs7
- minis7
- minus7
- mirin7
- munis7
- sumis7
- grim7
- grum7
- gums7
- migs7
- mugs7
- mung7
- smug7
- girns6
- grins6
- iring6
- rings6
- ruing6
- rungs6
- signs6
- sings6
- snugs6
- suing6
- unrig6
- using6
- isms6
- mini6
- miri6
- mirs6
- miss6
- muni6
- muns6
- muss6
- nims6
- rims6
- rums6
- sims6
- sumi6
- sums6
- gum6
- mig6
- mug6
- nisus5
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