OUTBOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTBOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTBOUND?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTBOUND is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTBOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outboundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTBOUND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTBOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTBOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTBOUND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Travelling away from a place, especially on the first leg of a round trip.
Timetables and airlines use outbound for the leg that leaves the starting point, as opposed to the one that brings travellers home. The word also describes traffic or messages that are leaving rather than arriving.
How OUTBOUND is used
Used before a noun such as flight, train, lane or call to show the direction is away from the point of reference.
- The outbound flight leaves at six in the morning.
- Traffic on the outbound lanes was light after the rush hour.
- She checked the outbound messages in her mail program.
- An outbound train was delayed by signal faults.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTBOUND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTBOUND
1 longer words begin with OUTBOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTBOUND
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Common questions about OUTBOUND
- Is OUTBOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTBOUND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTBOUND worth?
- OUTBOUND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTBOUND mean?
- Travelling away from a place, especially on the first leg of a round trip.
- What letters can be added to OUTBOUND?
- OUTBOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTBOUND:
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