OUTBUILD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTBUILD 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 OUTBUILD?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTBUILD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTBUILD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outbuildsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTBUILD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTBUILD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTBUILD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTBUILD mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To build more than, or to build something that lasts longer than, another.
A rare word that turns the idea of competing in construction into one verb. A town could outbuild its rival in sheer numbers, or a mason could outbuild the weather with sturdier walls. Modern writers seldom use outbuild outside deliberate wordplay.
How OUTBUILD is used
Takes a direct object and appears mostly in older or playful prose.
- The new company hoped to outbuild its competitors in the northern suburbs.
- Roman engineers could outbuild almost any rival of their age.
- No one expected the small village to outbuild the larger town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTBUILD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTBUILD
The 8 tiles of OUTBUILD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTBUILD
3 longer words begin with OUTBUILD.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTBUILD
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Common questions about OUTBUILD
- Is OUTBUILD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTBUILD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTBUILD worth?
- OUTBUILD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTBUILD mean?
- To build more than, or to build something that lasts longer than, another.
- What letters can be added to OUTBUILD?
- OUTBUILD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTBUILD:
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