OUTHAUL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTHAUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTHAUL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTHAUL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTHAUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outhaulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTHAUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTHAUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does OUTHAUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A rope or line used to haul out the clew of a sail and pull it tight along a spar.
The outhaul controls how flat or full the foot of a sail is, and sailors adjust it to suit the wind. It does the opposite job to the inhaul, which draws a sail back in.
How OUTHAUL is used
Used by sailors for the line that stretches a sail along its boom.
- Ease the outhaul to make the sail fuller.
- The outhaul snapped in the gust.
- She tightened the outhaul before the race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTHAUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTHAUL
The 7 tiles of OUTHAUL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTHAUL
3 longer words begin with OUTHAUL.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTHAUL
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Common questions about OUTHAUL
- Is OUTHAUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTHAUL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTHAUL worth?
- OUTHAUL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTHAUL mean?
- A rope or line used to haul out the clew of a sail and pull it tight along a spar.
- What letters can be added to OUTHAUL?
- OUTHAUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTHAUL:
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