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Updated June 2026
An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing. Can also mean the feeling caused by something unexpected happening.
“The party was a complete surprise, and she had no idea her friends were planning it.”
/səˈpraɪz/
sur·prise
Not typically used in Wordle due to 8-letter length; contains -PRISE ending pattern
Worth 10 points; versatile for building words with common letter combinations
Shorter words formed from the letters in “surprise”.
9-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “surprise”.
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