Is SURNAMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURNAMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURNAMES mean?
Surnames is a form of SURNAME.
- noun
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 SURNAMES
SURNAMES 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 SURNAMES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amusers9
- assumer9
- manures9
- masseur9
- rumness9
- surname9
- unseams9
- amuser8
- amuses8
- assume8
- manses8
- manure8
- marses8
- masers8
- mensas8
- messan8
- musers8
- namers8
- ramens8
- remans8
- rumens8
- sensum8
- serums8
- smears8
- unarms8
- unseam8
- amens7
- amuse7
- arums7
- manes7
- manse7
- manus7
- mares7
- marse7
- maser7
- mases7
- masse7
- means7
- mensa7
- menus7
- mesas7
- muras7
- mures7
- muser7
- muses7
- namer7
- names7
- nemas7
- neums7
- ramen7
- ramus7
- reams7
- reman7
- rumen7
- seams7
- serum7
- smear7
- unarm7
- anuses6
- assure6
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