Is SURPRISINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURPRISINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURPRISINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a surprising manner
“he was surprisingly friendly”
- adverb
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
“amazingly, he finished medical school in three years”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 SURPRISINGLY
SURPRISINGLY 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 SURPRISINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- purringly15
- springily15
- syruping14
- surprising13
- slurrying13
- prissily13
- splurgy13
- springy13
- suspiring12
- uprisings12
- pursily12
- plying12
- prying12
- spying12
- lispings11
- prissing11
- purlings11
- siruping11
- slurping11
- spilings11
- spurring11
- uprising11
- lungyis11
- yirring11
- prissy11
- punily11
- pussly11
- sirupy11
- slurpy11
- spurry11
- syrups11
- gipsy11
- gripy11
- gulpy11
- lisping10
- pilings10
- pissing10
- prising10
- pulings10
- pulsing10
- purling10
- purring10
- pursing10
- sliping10
- spiling10
- spiring10
- springs10
- grisly10
- lungyi10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- singly10
- snugly10
- pissy10
- pursy10
- pussy10
- pyins10
- spiny10
- spiry10
- syrup10
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