OUTGLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTGLOW 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 OUTGLOW?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTGLOW is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTGLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outglowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTGLOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTGLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 992,532.
What does OUTGLOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
poetic
To glow more brightly than something else.
Poetry favours outglow for embers, jewels and sunsets that seem to beat their rivals in warmth of colour. Plain prose would more likely say shine brighter.
How OUTGLOW is used
Outglow is poetic and uncommon, found mostly in verse and descriptive writing.
- The coals seemed to outglow the lanterns on the shore.
- Her ruby ring would outglow any gem in the shop.
- At dusk the western sky began to outglow the city lights.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTGLOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTGLOW
3 longer words begin with OUTGLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTGLOW
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Common questions about OUTGLOW
- Is OUTGLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTGLOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTGLOW worth?
- OUTGLOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTGLOW mean?
- To glow more brightly than something else.
- What letters can be added to OUTGLOW?
- OUTGLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTGLOW:
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