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What does surpass mean? Is surpass a Scrabble word?

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Is surpass a Scrabble word?

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

S1U1R1P3A1S1S1

Is surpass a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1U1R1P3A1S1S1

Is surpass a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word surpass is a Words With Friends word. The word surpass is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1U2R1P4A1S1S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

SURPASS,

6-letter words (1 found)

PASSUS,

5-letter words (8 found)

PRAUS,RASPS,RUSAS,SARUS,SPARS,SPURS,SUPRA,SURAS,

4-letter words (21 found)

ASPS,PARS,PASS,PRAU,PURS,PUSS,RAPS,RASP,RUSA,SAPS,SARS,SASS,SPAR,SPAS,SPUR,SUPS,SURA,SUSS,UPAS,URPS,URSA,

3-letter words (18 found)

ARS,ASP,ASS,PAR,PAS,PUR,PUS,RAP,RAS,SAP,SAR,SAU,SPA,SUP,SUR,SUS,UPS,URP,

2-letter words (6 found)

AR,AS,PA,UP,UR,US,

You can make 55 words from surpass according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of surpass

surpass

Etymology

From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- +‎ pass. Displaced native Old English oferstīgan (literally “to climb over”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈpɑːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɚˈpæs/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs

Verb

surpass (third-person singular simple present surpasses, present participle surpassing, simple past and past participle surpassed)

  1. (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

Synonyms

  • (to go beyond): exceed, forpass, transcend; see also Thesaurus:transcend
  • (in a metaphoric or technical manner): exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip; see also Thesaurus:exceed

Translations

Further reading

  • “surpass”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “surpass”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “surpass”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org