OUTBAWL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OUTBAWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTBAWL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTBAWL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTBAWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outbawlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTBAWL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTBAWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does OUTBAWL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To surpass someone in bawling, that is, to cry or shout more loudly than they do.
Like most out- verbs, outbawl turns a plain action into a contest. It is mostly met in word lists and playful writing, not in ordinary conversation.
How OUTBAWL is used
Outbawl is a rare coinage found mainly in word games and humorous prose.
- The toddler tried to outbawl his sister at bedtime.
- No crowd could outbawl the auctioneer.
- They tried to outbawl each other across the yard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTBAWL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTBAWL
3 longer words begin with OUTBAWL.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTBAWL
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Common questions about OUTBAWL
- Is OUTBAWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTBAWL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTBAWL worth?
- OUTBAWL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTBAWL mean?
- To surpass someone in bawling, that is, to cry or shout more loudly than they do.
- What letters can be added to OUTBAWL?
- OUTBAWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTBAWL:
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