OUTPORT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUTPORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTPORT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTPORT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTPORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outportsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTPORT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTPORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 794,026.
What does OUTPORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A port lying at some distance from the main port or centre of trade, or an isolated fishing village, especially in Newfoundland.
An outport serves as a satellite harbour, built where ships can anchor away from the congestion of the principal port. In Newfoundland the word describes a small coastal settlement, often reachable only by sea.
How OUTPORT is used
Outport appears in shipping history and in Canadian writing about Newfoundland.
- The fleet unloaded at an outport south of the capital.
- He grew up in a remote outport on the northern coast.
- Every outport depended on the cod fishery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTPORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTPORT
3 longer words begin with OUTPORT.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTPORT
Showing 40 of 69. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about OUTPORT
- Is OUTPORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTPORT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTPORT worth?
- OUTPORT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTPORT mean?
- A port lying at some distance from the main port or centre of trade, or an isolated fishing village, especially in Newfoundland.
- What letters can be added to OUTPORT?
- OUTPORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTPORT:
Open OUTPORT in the Word Finder