OUST is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. OUST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUST is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OUST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about OUST
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove someone forcibly from a position of power, office, or place.
A board that votes to oust its chairman removes that person from office against their will, often suddenly and by a formal vote. The word is used both for palace coups that oust a ruler and for smaller disputes where one partner is voted out of a business.
How OUST is used
Common in reports of politics, business and sport; always implies removal against the will of the person removed.
- The shareholders voted to oust the chief executive.
- Rebel soldiers tried to oust the president within a week.
- She was ousted from the committee after the scandal.
- The new manager wasted no time trying to oust his rivals.
- A well-organised campaign helped oust the incumbent mayor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUST
The 4 tiles of OUST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OUST
7 longer words begin with OUST.
Words ending in OUST
3 words end in OUST. Useful as a back hook: play OUST onto a word already on the board.
Words with OUST inside
Showing 24 of 69 words that contain OUST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OUST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OUST
Common questions about OUST
- Is OUST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUST, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUST worth?
- OUST is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUST mean?
- To remove someone forcibly from a position of power, office, or place.
- What letters can be added to OUST?
- OUST takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OUST:
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