OUTDANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTDANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTDANCE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTDANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTDANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTDANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTDANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTDANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUTDANCE
- All 8 letters of OUTDANCE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUTDANCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To dance better or for longer than someone else.
The verb often appears in talent contests and stories about dance floors where two people compete. It can mean showing more skill or simply lasting longer on the floor. Compare outdance with outsing or outrun, which follow the same pattern.
How OUTDANCE is used
Needs an object, usually a person or a group being beaten at dancing.
- He tried to outdance every rival at the village festival.
- The young troupe would outdance the veterans by the final round.
- Nobody could outdance her once the band struck up a polka.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTDANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTDANCE
The 8 tiles of OUTDANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTDANCE
2 longer words begin with OUTDANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTDANCE
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Common questions about OUTDANCE
- Is OUTDANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTDANCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTDANCE worth?
- OUTDANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTDANCE mean?
- To dance better or for longer than someone else.
- What letters can be added to OUTDANCE?
- OUTDANCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTDANCE:
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