OUTHOWL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OUTHOWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTHOWL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTHOWL is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTHOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outhowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTHOWL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTHOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,489 thousand.
What does OUTHOWL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To howl louder or longer than another.
Outhowl turns a noise into a contest, as wolves, wind or an angry crowd drown out a rival sound. It is a vivid but uncommon verb, found mostly in descriptive or poetic writing.
How OUTHOWL is used
Outhowl is chiefly literary and describes one noise overpowering another.
- The gale seemed to outhowl the wolves on the ridge.
- The fans tried to outhowl the visiting supporters.
- Nothing could outhowl the siren at midnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTHOWL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTHOWL
3 longer words begin with OUTHOWL.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTHOWL
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Common questions about OUTHOWL
- Is OUTHOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTHOWL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTHOWL worth?
- OUTHOWL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTHOWL mean?
- To howl louder or longer than another.
- What letters can be added to OUTHOWL?
- OUTHOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTHOWL:
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