OUTPROMISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OUTPROMISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTPROMISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTPROMISE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTPROMISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTPROMISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OUTPROMISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTPROMISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTPROMISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To promise more than someone else does.
A rare formation built from the prefix out- and the verb promise, it turns a plain act into a contest. You would meet outpromise in competitive settings such as election campaigns, where rivals try to top each other.
How OUTPROMISE is used
Found mostly in political or sales talk, where one side outbids another with pledges.
- The challenger tried to outpromise the mayor on tax cuts.
- No rival could outpromise her on service.
- They outpromise each other every election year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTPROMISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTPROMISE
2 longer words begin with OUTPROMISE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTPROMISE
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Common questions about OUTPROMISE
- Is OUTPROMISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTPROMISE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTPROMISE worth?
- OUTPROMISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTPROMISE mean?
- To promise more than someone else does.
- What letters can be added to OUTPROMISE?
- OUTPROMISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OUTPROMISE:
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