OUTRANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTRANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTRANCE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTRANCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTRANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outrancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTRANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTRANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTRANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUTRANCE
- All 8 letters of OUTRANCE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUTRANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The utmost extremity, the furthest limit that can be reached.
Outrance comes from French and now lives mainly in the phrase à outrance, meaning to the very end or without restraint. On its own the word is old-fashioned and almost never used.
How OUTRANCE is used
Found chiefly in the phrase a outrance, often in historical or literary writing.
- The duel was fought to the outrance, with no mercy asked.
- Their quarrel went on to the very outrance of patience.
- Old chroniclers write of battles carried to the outrance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTRANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTRANCE
The 8 tiles of OUTRANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTRANCE
1 longer words begin with OUTRANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTRANCE
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Common questions about OUTRANCE
- Is OUTRANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTRANCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTRANCE worth?
- OUTRANCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTRANCE mean?
- The utmost extremity, the furthest limit that can be reached.
- What letters can be added to OUTRANCE?
- OUTRANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTRANCE:
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