OUTBURN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUTBURN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTBURN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTBURN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTBURN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTBURN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTBURN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does OUTBURN mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To burn longer or more brightly than something else.
Outburn is a rare compound that turns the plain idea of burning into a contest. A thick candle will outburn a thin one, and in older usage the verb can also mean to burn away completely.
How OUTBURN is used
You will seldom hear outburn, though writers use it when comparing flames or lamps.
- The beeswax candle will outburn the cheap one by hours.
- Dry oak can outburn pine in a woodstove.
- The lamp managed to outburn the storm before going dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTBURN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTBURN
The 7 tiles of OUTBURN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTBURN
4 longer words begin with OUTBURN.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTBURN
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Common questions about OUTBURN
- Is OUTBURN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTBURN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTBURN worth?
- OUTBURN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTBURN mean?
- To burn longer or more brightly than something else.
- What letters can be added to OUTBURN?
- OUTBURN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTBURN:
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