OUTCURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTCURSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTCURSE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTCURSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTCURSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTCURSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTCURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTCURSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTCURSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To exceed another person in the force or number of curses.
Where outcurse appears at all, it paints two people trading insults until one wins by sheer volume. It is a colourful old-style formation rather than an everyday verb.
How OUTCURSE is used
Takes a person as object; found mostly in humorous or literary writing.
- The carters tried to outcurse one another across the muddy lane.
- He could outcurse any sergeant in the camp.
- No sailor on the dock would outcurse the captain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTCURSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTCURSE
The 8 tiles of OUTCURSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTCURSE
2 longer words begin with OUTCURSE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTCURSE
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Common questions about OUTCURSE
- Is OUTCURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTCURSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTCURSE worth?
- OUTCURSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTCURSE mean?
- To exceed another person in the force or number of curses.
- What letters can be added to OUTCURSE?
- OUTCURSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTCURSE:
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