surround
VERBNOUN
/sə'raʊnd/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
surround is a valid 8-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1R1R1O1U1N1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does surround mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Envelop completely.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.
“The forest surrounds my property”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
3
Surround so as to force to give up.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
4
Surround with a wall in order to fortify.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The area in which something exists or lives.
“the country--the flat agricultural surround”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER