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Surmising

s 1u 1r 1m 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of surmise

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does surmising mean?

verb

  1. infer from incomplete evidence

  2. imagine to be the case or true or probable

    “I suspect he is a fugitive”

    Synonymssuspect

Definitions shown for surmise, the base form of surmising.

Is SURMISING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SURMISING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1u 1r 1m 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
s 1u 2r 1m 4i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
s 1u 2r 1m 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
s 1u 2r 1m 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SURMISING

Hooks for SURMISING

Add one letter to the front or back of SURMISING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SURMISING

Common words that share the ending -ISING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ISING

Surmising: quick answers

Is SURMISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SURMISING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SURMISING worth?
SURMISING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does surmising mean?
surmising is the present participle of surmise, which means “infer from incomplete evidence”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SURMISING?
You can make 163 shorter words from SURMISING, such as MISUSING, MISSING, MUSINGS, MUSSING. See the full list.