OUTBID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUTBID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTBID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTBID is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTBID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outbidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTBID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OUTBID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does OUTBID mean in Scrabble?
verb
To offer a higher price than another bidder, especially at an auction.
To outbid a rival is to win the contest for an item or contract by naming a larger sum. The verb is irregular, with the past tense outbid and the past participle outbid or, less often, outbidden. It is used at auctions, in property sales and in business tenders, and in card games like bridge it can also mean to bid higher than an opponent.
How OUTBID is used
General; common in auction, real estate and contract language.
- A collector in the back row managed to outbid everyone else.
- We tried to outbid the developer, but our budget ran out.
- She was outbid at the last second by an online buyer.
- The larger company will outbid any local firm for the contract.
- Nobody could outbid him for the antique clock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTBID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTBID
5 longer words begin with OUTBID.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTBID
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Common questions about OUTBID
- Is OUTBID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTBID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTBID worth?
- OUTBID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTBID mean?
- To offer a higher price than another bidder, especially at an auction.
- What letters can be added to OUTBID?
- OUTBID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OUTBID:
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