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Is surety a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word surety is a Scrabble US word. The word surety is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1U1R1E1T1Y4

Is surety a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word surety is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1U1R1E1T1Y4

Is surety a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word surety is a Words With Friends word. The word surety is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1U2R1E1T1Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

SURETY,TUYERS,

5-letter words (11 found)

RESTY,RUSTY,STURE,STYRE,SUETY,TREYS,TRUES,TUYER,TYERS,TYRES,YURTS,

4-letter words (27 found)

ERST,REST,RETS,RUES,RUSE,RUST,RUTS,RYES,RYUS,STEY,STYE,SUER,SUET,SURE,TRES,TREY,TRUE,TRYE,TYER,TYES,TYRE,UEYS,URES,USER,UTES,YEST,YURT,

3-letter words (27 found)

ERS,EST,RES,RET,RUE,RUT,RYE,RYU,SER,SET,SEY,STY,SUE,SUR,SYE,TES,TRY,TYE,UEY,URE,USE,UTE,UTS,YER,YES,YET,YUS,

2-letter words (11 found)

ER,ES,ET,RE,ST,TE,UR,US,UT,YE,YU,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from surety according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of surety

surety

Etymology

From Middle English surete, attested since the early 1300s in the sense "guarantee, promise, pledge, assurance", from Anglo-Norman seurté/Old French seurté with the same meaning (whence modern French sûreté), from Latin sēcūritās. Equivalent to sure +‎ -ty. The senses "security, safety, stability" and "certainy" are attested since the late 1300s. "One who undertakes to pay if another does not" is from the early 1400s. Doublet of security.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊəɹɪti/, /ˈʃɔːɹɪti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊɹəti/, /ˈʃʊəɹəti/

Noun

surety (countable and uncountable, plural sureties)

  1. Certainty.
  2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
  3. (law) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
  4. (law) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
    Synonym: suretor
  5. A substitute; a hostage.
  6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant.

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See also

  • guarantor
  • surcharge
  • surcharged
  • indorsement

Anagrams

  • Steury, tuyers

Source: wiktionary.org