surprise: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of surprise
noun
- countable, uncountable
Something unexpected.
Example: It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.
- countable, uncountable
Something unexpected. A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
Example: After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.
- countable, uncountable
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Example: Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
Listed forms: surprises, surprize, suprise.
Source: Wiktionary — surprise.
verb
- transitive
To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
Example: It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
- transitive
To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
Example: He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.
- intransitive
To undergo or witness something unexpected.
Example: He doesn’t surprise easily.
- intransitive
To cause surprise.
Listed forms: surprises, surprising, surprised, surprize, suprise.
Source: Wiktionary — surprise.
intj
Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.
Example: "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"
- sarcastic
Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.
Listed forms: surprize, suprise.
Source: Wiktionary — surprise.
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 surprise.
noun
the act of surprising someone
verb
attack by storm; attack suddenly
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is surprise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of surprise
S(1) + U(1) + R(1) + P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 10 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 surprise
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from surprise
104 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in surprise. Showing up to 24, longest first.