OUTCASTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTCASTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTCASTE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTCASTE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTCASTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTCASTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTCASTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTCASTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTCASTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who belongs to no caste or has been expelled from their caste.
In the Hindu social order the outcaste stands outside the formal ranks of society. The word can also be used loosely for anyone cast out of a group, and as a verb it means to strip someone of caste.
How OUTCASTE is used
Used mainly about South Asian social structure, sometimes figuratively.
- The family lived as an outcaste group on the edge of the village.
- He felt like an outcaste after the committee turned him away.
- The old law made every outcaste unwelcome at the temple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTCASTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTCASTE
3 longer words begin with OUTCASTE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTCASTE
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Common questions about OUTCASTE
- Is OUTCASTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTCASTE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTCASTE worth?
- OUTCASTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTCASTE mean?
- A person who belongs to no caste or has been expelled from their caste.
- What letters can be added to OUTCASTE?
- OUTCASTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTCASTE:
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