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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
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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