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SURFS

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SURFS Means

SURFS is a form of SURF, which means:

  1. verb: ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard“Californians love to surf”
  2. verb: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular“browse a computer directory”
  3. noun: waves breaking on the shore

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SURFS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 U1 R1 F4 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SURFS

8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (3)

3 letter words (3)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing SURFS

SURFS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.