Is SURRENDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURRENDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURRENDERING mean?
Surrendering is a form of SURRENDER.
- verb
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
“The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered”
- verb
relinquish possession or control over
“The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”
- noun
acceptance of despair
- noun
a verbal act of admitting defeat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 SURRENDERING
SURRENDERING 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 SURRENDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- derringers12
- renderings12
- deringers11
- derringer11
- rendering11
- resending11
- sundering11
- undersign11
- gunneries10
- reinsured10
- surrender10
- deringer10
- designer10
- enduring10
- energids10
- grinders10
- redesign10
- reedings10
- regrinds10
- resigned10
- resurged10
- unsigned10
- reinsurer9
- endurers9
- ensuring9
- grinners9
- ingenues9
- resigner9
- ruderies9
- seigneur9
- sneering9
- sunderer9
- unerring9
- unrinsed9
- unseeing9
- dengues9
- dingers9
- dreeing9
- dungier9
- durning9
- endings9
- enduing9
- energid9
- engined9
- engirds9
- genders9
- gerunds9
- girders9
- grinder9
- grinned9
- guiders9
- gurdies9
- needing9
- nudgers9
- reeding9
- regrind9
- reigned9
- rending9
- sedgier9
- seeding9
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