Is SURVEILLANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURVEILLANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURVEILLANCES mean?
Surveillances is a form of SURVEILLANCE.
- noun
close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 SURVEILLANCES
SURVEILLANCES 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 SURVEILLANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- surveillance17
- virulences15
- vulcanises15
- ascensive14
- caressive14
- cavillers14
- crevalles14
- culverins14
- curviness14
- reclusive14
- seclusive14
- valencies14
- vernacles14
- vernicles14
- versicles14
- vesiculae14
- vesicular14
- virulence14
- vulcanise14
- snivellers13
- universals13
- acervuli13
- cavilers13
- caviller13
- cervelas13
- claviers13
- cleavers13
- clevises13
- crevalle13
- crevasse13
- culverin13
- cursives13
- enclaves13
- incurves13
- scravels13
- scrieves13
- scurvies13
- services13
- valences13
- vernacle13
- vernicle13
- versicle13
- vesicles13
- vesicula13
- viceless13
- vincular13
- visceral13
- licensures12
- sculleries12
- secularise12
- aliveness12
- enslavers12
- slaveries12
- snivelers12
- sniveller12
- universal12
- universes12
- valueless12
- vaselines12
- carvels12
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