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Definition of surmounting

"surmounting" in the verb sense

1. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master

get on top of deal with successfully

"He overcame his shyness"

2. surmount

be on top of

"The scarf surmounted the gown"

3. scale, surmount

reach the highest point of

"We scaled the Mont Blanc"

4. surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

be or do something to a greater degree

"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"

"She outdoes all other athletes"

"This exceeds all my expectations"

"This car outperforms all others in its class"

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Quotations for surmounting

It is the surmounting of difficulties that makes heroes. [ Louis Kossuth ]

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skilful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. [ Epicurus ]

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. He that labors in any great or laudable undertaking has his fatigues first supported by hope and afterwards rewarded by joy. [ Dr. Johnson ]

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surmounting in Scrabble®

The word surmounting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters surmounting:

SURMOUNTING

(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (30 words)

gnomist, introns, inturns, misturn, morning, mousing, nitrous, nonsuit, nostrum, nursing, ousting, outgrin, outguns, outings, outruns, outsung, rousing, routing, ruinous, rusting, snoring, sorting, souring, stoning, storing, touring, tourism, tumours, tunings, turning

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word surmounting

SURMOUNTING

(153)

SURMOUNTING

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In surmounting

SURMOUNTING

(153)

SURMOUNTING

(135)

SURMOUNTING

(102)

SURMOUNTING

(90)

MORNING

(90 = 40 + 50)

GNOMIST

(90 = 40 + 50)

MOUSING

(90 = 40 + 50)

MOUSING

(89 = 39 + 50)

MORNING

(89 = 39 + 50)

GNOMIST

(89 = 39 + 50)

GNOMIST

(89 = 39 + 50)

MORNING

(86 = 36 + 50)

MOUSING

(86 = 36 + 50)

MISTURN

(86 = 36 + 50)

TUMOURS

(86 = 36 + 50)

MISTURN

(86 = 36 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(86 = 36 + 50)

TOURISM

(86 = 36 + 50)

TUMOURS

(86 = 36 + 50)

TOURISM

(86 = 36 + 50)

GNOMIST

(86 = 36 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(86 = 36 + 50)

MOUSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MOUSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MOUSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MOUSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

GNOMIST

(83 = 33 + 50)

MOUSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MOUSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MORNING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MORNING

(83 = 33 + 50)

GNOMIST

(83 = 33 + 50)

MORNING

(83 = 33 + 50)

GNOMIST

(83 = 33 + 50)

GNOMIST

(83 = 33 + 50)

GNOMIST

(83 = 33 + 50)

MORNING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MORNING

(83 = 33 + 50)

MORNING

(83 = 33 + 50)

RUSTING

(82 = 32 + 50)

TOURING

(82 = 32 + 50)

OUTINGS

(82 = 32 + 50)

NURSING

(82 = 32 + 50)

SNORING

(82 = 32 + 50)

STORING

(82 = 32 + 50)

ROUTING

(82 = 32 + 50)

TURNING

(82 = 32 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(82 = 32 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(82 = 32 + 50)

OUSTING

(82 = 32 + 50)

STONING

(82 = 32 + 50)

ROUSING

(82 = 32 + 50)

SORTING

(82 = 32 + 50)

TUNINGS

(82 = 32 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(82 = 32 + 50)

SOURING

(82 = 32 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

ROUSING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUNINGS

(80 = 30 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

MOUSING

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

GNOMIST

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

SNORING

(80 = 30 + 50)

RUSTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUTINGS

(80 = 30 + 50)

MISTURN

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

TUMOURS

(80 = 30 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

MORNING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUSTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

SOURING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TURNING

(80 = 30 + 50)

ROUTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

STORING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

TOURISM

(80 = 30 + 50)

STONING

(80 = 30 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(80 = 30 + 50)

SORTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

NURSING

(80 = 30 + 50)

INTURNS

(78 = 28 + 50)

OUTRUNS

(78 = 28 + 50)

NITROUS

(78 = 28 + 50)

MOUSING

(78 = 28 + 50)

MORNING

(78 = 28 + 50)

NONSUIT

(78 = 28 + 50)

INTRONS

(78 = 28 + 50)

RUINOUS

(78 = 28 + 50)

NURSING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUMOURS

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

NURSING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

NURSING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

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TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

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TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

NURSING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTSUNG

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

NURSING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SOURING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STONING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUNINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(77 = 27 + 50)

NOSTRUM

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUNINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUNINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGRIN

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTGUNS

(77 = 27 + 50)

TURNING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

NURSING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUNINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

SORTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUNINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

OUTINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

TUNINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

SNORING

(77 = 27 + 50)

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surmounting in Words With Friends™

The word surmounting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters surmounting:

SURMOUNTING

(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (30 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word surmounting

SURMOUNTING

(288)

SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

(132)

SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

(72)

SURMOUNTING

(56)

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(56)

SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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SURMOUNTING

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In surmounting

SURMOUNTING

(288)

SURMOUNTING

(234)

SURMOUNTING

(234)

SURMOUNTING

(168)

SURMOUNTING

(132)

MOUSING

(113 = 78 + 35)

GNOMIST

(110 = 75 + 35)

MORNING

(107 = 72 + 35)

GNOMIST

(104 = 69 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(101 = 66 + 35)

MORNING

(101 = 66 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(101 = 66 + 35)

MOUSING

(101 = 66 + 35)

MISTURN

(101 = 66 + 35)

MORNING

(101 = 66 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(101 = 66 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(101 = 66 + 35)

MOUSING

(101 = 66 + 35)

TUMOURS

(101 = 66 + 35)

MORNING

(101 = 66 + 35)

TOURISM

(98 = 63 + 35)

GNOMIST

(98 = 63 + 35)

GNOMIST

(98 = 63 + 35)

GNOMIST

(98 = 63 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(98 = 63 + 35)

SURMOUNTING

(96)

MISTURN

(95 = 60 + 35)

MORNING

(95 = 60 + 35)

TURNING

(95 = 60 + 35)

MOUSING

(95 = 60 + 35)

MOUSING

(95 = 60 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(95 = 60 + 35)

MISTURN

(95 = 60 + 35)

MORNING

(95 = 60 + 35)

TURNING

(95 = 60 + 35)

TUNINGS

(95 = 60 + 35)

TURNING

(95 = 60 + 35)

NURSING

(95 = 60 + 35)

ROUSING

(92 = 57 + 35)

OUSTING

(92 = 57 + 35)

RUSTING

(92 = 57 + 35)

SOURING

(92 = 57 + 35)

GNOMIST

(92 = 57 + 35)

SNORING

(92 = 57 + 35)

STONING

(92 = 57 + 35)

TOURING

(92 = 57 + 35)

TOURISM

(92 = 57 + 35)

ROUTING

(92 = 57 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(92 = 57 + 35)

STONING

(92 = 57 + 35)

OUTINGS

(92 = 57 + 35)

MOUSING

(91 = 56 + 35)

MOUSING

(91 = 56 + 35)

MORNING

(91 = 56 + 35)

MOUSING

(91 = 56 + 35)

MORNING

(91 = 56 + 35)

MORNING

(91 = 56 + 35)

INTURNS

(89 = 54 + 35)

MOUSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

NURSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(89 = 54 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(89 = 54 + 35)

INTURNS

(89 = 54 + 35)

MORNING

(89 = 54 + 35)

NURSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

NONSUIT

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUNINGS

(89 = 54 + 35)

RUINOUS

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUNINGS

(89 = 54 + 35)

RUINOUS

(89 = 54 + 35)

TURNING

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUMOURS

(89 = 54 + 35)

NURSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

MOUSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUMOURS

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUNINGS

(89 = 54 + 35)

NURSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

MORNING

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUNINGS

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(89 = 54 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(89 = 54 + 35)

STORING

(89 = 54 + 35)

MORNING

(89 = 54 + 35)

SORTING

(89 = 54 + 35)

SURMOUNTING

(88)

SURMOUNTING

(88)

GNOMIST

(87 = 52 + 35)

GNOMIST

(87 = 52 + 35)

GNOMIST

(87 = 52 + 35)

OUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUTINGS

(86 = 51 + 35)

GNOMIST

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

GNOMIST

(86 = 51 + 35)

SNORING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUTINGS

(86 = 51 + 35)

SOURING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUTINGS

(86 = 51 + 35)

STONING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(86 = 51 + 35)

TOURING

(86 = 51 + 35)

TOURING

(86 = 51 + 35)

ROUTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

RUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

ROUTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

SOURING

(86 = 51 + 35)

STONING

(86 = 51 + 35)

RUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

ROUSING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(86 = 51 + 35)

ROUSING

(86 = 51 + 35)

RUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

ROUSING

(86 = 51 + 35)

SNORING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

TOURISM

(86 = 51 + 35)

SOURING

(86 = 51 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(86 = 51 + 35)

SNORING

(86 = 51 + 35)

TOURING

(86 = 51 + 35)

ROUTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

SURMOUNTING

(84)

SURMOUNTING

(84)

TUMOURS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUMOURS

(83 = 48 + 35)

MOUSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

STORING

(83 = 48 + 35)

MOUSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

STORING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUNINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUNINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUNINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUNINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

SORTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(83 = 48 + 35)

MORNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(83 = 48 + 35)

MISTURN

(83 = 48 + 35)

MISTURN

(83 = 48 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUMOURS

(83 = 48 + 35)

MISTURN

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TUMOURS

(83 = 48 + 35)

MISTURN

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NOSTRUM

(83 = 48 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(83 = 48 + 35)

MISTURN

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUMOURS

(83 = 48 + 35)

MISTURN

(83 = 48 + 35)

NONSUIT

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OUTSUNG

(83 = 48 + 35)

NOSTRUM

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTSUNG

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTRUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

NURSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NURSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTRUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

MOUSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NURSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

SORTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTRUNS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

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TURNING

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OUTSUNG

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NURSING

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NURSING

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OUTSUNG

(83 = 48 + 35)

TURNING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NURSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NITROUS

(80 = 45 + 35)

INTRONS

(80 = 45 + 35)

OUSTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

TOURISM

(80 = 45 + 35)

INTRONS

(80 = 45 + 35)

OUSTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

TOURISM

(80 = 45 + 35)

NITROUS

(80 = 45 + 35)

GNOMIST

(80 = 45 + 35)

STONING

(80 = 45 + 35)

TOURING

(80 = 45 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(80 = 45 + 35)

OUSTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

OUTGRIN

(80 = 45 + 35)

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Words within the letters of surmounting

2 letter words in surmounting (15 words)

go in is it mi mu no nu on or os so to un us

3 letter words in surmounting (45 words)

gin gnu gos got gum gun gut inn ins ion ism its mug mus nit nor nos not nun nus nut ors our out rig rim rot rug rum run rut sim sin sir sit som son sot sum sun tin tom ton tug urn

4 letter words in surmounting (82 words)

5 letter words in surmounting (57 words)

6 letter words in surmounting (36 words)

7 letter words in surmounting (30 words)

8 letter words in surmounting (13 words)

mornings mounting mourning mutinous outgrins snorting storming surmount suturing tourings turnings unstring unstrung

9 letter words in surmounting (2 words)

mountings unsorting

11 letter words in surmounting (1 word)

surmounting

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Words containing the sequence surmounting

Words that start with surmounting (1 word)

surmounting

Words with surmounting in them (1 word)

surmounting

Words that end with surmounting (1 word)

surmounting

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Word Growth involving surmounting

Shorter words in surmounting

un mount mounting

in tin ting mounting

un mount surmount

Longer words containing surmounting

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