OUTCOUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTCOUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTCOUNT?
| 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 OUTCOUNT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTCOUNT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outcountsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTCOUNT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTCOUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTCOUNT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTCOUNT mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To count higher than another person or to exceed them in counting.
The verb outcount is built from out and count, and it belongs to a family of coinages where one party beats another at an activity. Real usage is scarce, so it mostly appears in word lists.
How OUTCOUNT is used
Takes a person as object; rarely met outside word games.
- The child tried to outcount her cousin up to a thousand.
- Nobody could outcount the old clerk at the till.
- He claimed he could outcount any machine, which nobody believed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTCOUNT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTCOUNT
3 longer words begin with OUTCOUNT.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTCOUNT
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Common questions about OUTCOUNT
- Is OUTCOUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTCOUNT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTCOUNT worth?
- OUTCOUNT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTCOUNT mean?
- To count higher than another person or to exceed them in counting.
- What letters can be added to OUTCOUNT?
- OUTCOUNT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTCOUNT:
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