OUTLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUTLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTLAY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTLAY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outlaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTLAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OUTLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does OUTLAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An amount of money spent on something, especially at the start of a project.
Outlay stresses the money that leaves your pocket before any return arrives, such as the cost of tools for a new business or the fees for a course. Accountants use it for capital spent on equipment or buildings, and ordinary speakers use it more loosely for any sizeable expense. The word is also a verb meaning to spend, although that use has become rare.
How OUTLAY is used
General and financial; typically paired with words such as initial, capital or heavy.
- The initial outlay for the oven was considerable.
- A small outlay now will save repairs later.
- The council approved the outlay for the new library.
- She regretted the outlay as soon as the bill came.
- Farmers face a heavy outlay each spring for seed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTLAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTLAY
The 6 tiles of OUTLAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTLAY
2 longer words begin with OUTLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTLAY
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Common questions about OUTLAY
- Is OUTLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTLAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTLAY worth?
- OUTLAY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTLAY mean?
- An amount of money spent on something, especially at the start of a project.
- What letters can be added to OUTLAY?
- OUTLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OUTLAY:
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