What does SURGERY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈsɜrdʒəri/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures“he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School”
  2. a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted“he read the warning in the doctor's surgery”
  3. a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations“great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic”
  4. a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body“they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

surgeries10

Anagrams of SURGERY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside SURGERY

51 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is SURGERY a valid word in word games?

SURGERY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SURGERY worth?

SURGERY is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SURGERY?

51 other words, including US, USE, SURE and YES.