surface: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of surface
noun
The external boundary of an object or body.
The overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
The outside hull of a tangible object.
- figuratively
Outward or external appearance.
Example: On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman.
Listed forms: surfaces.
Source: Wiktionary — surface.
verb
- transitive
To provide with a surface; to apply a surface to.
Example: The crew surfaced the road with bitumen.
- intransitive
To rise to the surface.
Example: There was great relief when the missing diver finally surfaced.
- transitive
To bring to the surface.
- figuratively, intransitive
To come out of hiding.
Listed forms: surfaces, surfacing, surfaced.
Source: Wiktionary — surface.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for surface.
noun
the outermost level of the land or sea
- Earth's surface
noun
information that has become public
noun
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
verb
come to the surface
- come up
- rise up
- rise
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is surface in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of surface
S(1) + U(1) + R(1) + F(4) + A(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of surface
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from surface
98 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in surface. Showing up to 24, longest first.