OUTGUARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUTGUARDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OUTGUARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTGUARDS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTGUARDS
No single letter turns OUTGUARDS into another word.
How OUTGUARDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OUTGUARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTGUARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTGUARDS mean in Scrabble?
OUTGUARDS is the plural of OUTGUARD.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTGUARDS
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Common questions about OUTGUARDS
- Is OUTGUARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUTGUARDS is not in it.
- How many points is OUTGUARDS worth?
- OUTGUARDS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUTGUARDS?
- No single letter can be added to OUTGUARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OUTGUARDS:
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