OUTBEAM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTBEAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTBEAM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTBEAM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTBEAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outbeamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTBEAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTBEAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does OUTBEAM mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To shine with more light than something else.
Poets use outbeam when a bright thing is set against a dimmer one, such as a lamp against a candle. The prefix out- gives the sense of winning a contest, so outbeam is a contest in brightness.
How OUTBEAM is used
Outbeam is rare and mostly literary, used for a vivid comparison of light.
- The new lamp seemed to outbeam every star in the window.
- Her smile could outbeam the sunshine on a grey morning.
- Nothing in the hall could outbeam the great chandelier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTBEAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTBEAM
3 longer words begin with OUTBEAM.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTBEAM
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Common questions about OUTBEAM
- Is OUTBEAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTBEAM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTBEAM worth?
- OUTBEAM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTBEAM mean?
- To shine with more light than something else.
- What letters can be added to OUTBEAM?
- OUTBEAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTBEAM:
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