Is SURPRISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURPRISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURPRISING mean?
- adjective
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
“the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (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 SURPRISING
SURPRISING 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 SURPRISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suspiring12
- uprisings12
- prissing11
- siruping11
- spurring11
- uprising11
- pissing10
- prising10
- purring10
- pursing10
- spiring10
- springs10
- pignus9
- riping9
- siping9
- sprigs9
- spring9
- sprugs9
- sprung9
- spuing9
- urping9
- issuing8
- risings8
- purins8
- sirups8
- spurns8
- unrips8
- grips8
- piing8
- pings8
- prigs8
- pungs8
- sprig8
- sprug8
- rising7
- siring7
- susing7
- unrigs7
- pirns7
- priss7
- purin7
- puris7
- purrs7
- sirup7
- snips7
- spins7
- spurn7
- spurs7
- unrip7
- gips7
- grip7
- pigs7
- ping7
- prig7
- pugs7
- pung7
- girns6
- grins6
- iring6
- rings6
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