OUTGUESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUTGUESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTGUESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTGUESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTGUESS
No single letter turns OUTGUESS into another word.
How OUTGUESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTGUESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTGUESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTGUESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To anticipate what someone will do, or to get the better of them by guessing their plans correctly.
To outguess an opponent you must read their habits and move first. Chess players, traders and weather forecasters all talk about trying to outguess something unpredictable. The word hints at cleverness more than certainty, since a guess can still be wrong.
How OUTGUESS is used
Used in games, markets and planning about predicting another side.
- It is hard to outguess a poker player with a calm face.
- The general tried to outguess the enemy's next move.
- No analyst can reliably outguess the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTGUESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTGUESS
3 longer words begin with OUTGUESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTGUESS
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Common questions about OUTGUESS
- Is OUTGUESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTGUESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTGUESS worth?
- OUTGUESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTGUESS mean?
- To anticipate what someone will do, or to get the better of them by guessing their plans correctly.
- What letters can be added to OUTGUESS?
- No single letter can be added to OUTGUESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTGUESS:
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