OUTGASSING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OUTGASSING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTGASSING?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTGASSING is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTGASSING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outgassingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTGASSING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OUTGASSING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTGASSING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTGASSING mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The slow release of gas that was trapped or dissolved inside a solid material.
Outgassing explains the new-car smell and is a real concern for spacecraft, where released vapours can fog lenses. Engineers test materials for outgassing before using them in vacuum.
How OUTGASSING is used
Outgassing is used in engineering, space science and materials testing.
- Outgassing from the plastic fogged the camera lens.
- The panels were baked to reduce outgassing.
- Every vacuum vessel must be checked for outgassing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTGASSING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTGASSING
1 longer words begin with OUTGASSING.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTGASSING
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Common questions about OUTGASSING
- Is OUTGASSING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTGASSING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTGASSING worth?
- OUTGASSING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTGASSING mean?
- The slow release of gas that was trapped or dissolved inside a solid material.
- What letters can be added to OUTGASSING?
- OUTGASSING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OUTGASSING:
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