Is SURVIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SURVIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SURVIVES mean?
Survives is a form of SURVIVE.
- verb
continue to live and avoid dying
“We went without water and food for 3 days”
- verb
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
“He survived the cancer against all odds”
- verb
support oneself
“he could barely exist on such a low wage”
- verb
live longer than
“She outlived her husband by many years”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + V (4) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 SURVIVES
SURVIVES 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 SURVIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- survive13
- vivers12
- viruses10
- vive10
- sivers9
- versus9
- eruvs8
- rives8
- siver8
- viers8
- vires8
- virus8
- vises8
- eruv7
- revs7
- rive7
- sevs7
- vier7
- vies7
- vise7
- issuer6
- sieurs6
- rev6
- sev6
- vie6
- vis6
- issue5
- rises5
- risus5
- ruses5
- sieur5
- sires5
- suers5
- users5
- ires4
- reis4
- rise4
- rues4
- ruse4
- seis4
- sers4
- sire4
- sirs4
- sris4
- suer4
- sues4
- sure4
- user4
- uses4
- ers3
- ess3
- ire3
- rei3
- res3
- rue3
- sei3
- ser3
- sir3
- sis3
- sri3
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