Is SURPASSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURPASSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURPASSING mean?
- adjective
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- adjective
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
“a night of exceeding darkness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 SURPASSING
SURPASSING 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 SURPASSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- passings11
- pingrass11
- raspings11
- parings10
- parsing10
- passing10
- pausing10
- pursing10
- rasping10
- sparing10
- sprangs10
- springs10
- assuring9
- sprains9
- surpass9
- unpairs9
- grasps9
- paring9
- pignus9
- prangs9
- raping9
- sprags9
- sprang9
- sprigs9
- spring9
- sprugs9
- sprung9
- spuing9
- urping9
- assigns8
- sassing8
- sussing8
- passus8
- purins8
- sirups8
- sprain8
- spurns8
- unpair8
- unrips8
- aping8
- gasps8
- grasp8
- grips8
- pangs8
- pings8
- prang8
- prigs8
- pungs8
- spang8
- sprag8
- sprig8
- sprug8
- assign7
- grains7
- rasing7
- sugars7
- susing7
- unrigs7
- apsis7
- aspis7
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