OUTRIVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTRIVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTRIVAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTRIVAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTRIVAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outrivalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTRIVAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTRIVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTRIVAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUTRIVAL
- All 8 letters of OUTRIVAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUTRIVAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To surpass a competitor in a contest or comparison.
Outrival suggests winning not only a race but a long-standing rivalry. Biographies and commentaries use it for artists, firms and cities that overtake their closest challengers. The tone is a little formal and old-fashioned.
How OUTRIVAL is used
Always takes an object; typical subjects are people, companies and places.
- The new theatre soon began to outrival the older playhouses.
- She hoped to outrival her sister in the final exam.
- Few cities could outrival Venice in the splendour of its fleet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTRIVAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTRIVAL
5 longer words begin with OUTRIVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTRIVAL
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Common questions about OUTRIVAL
- Is OUTRIVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTRIVAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTRIVAL worth?
- OUTRIVAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTRIVAL mean?
- To surpass a competitor in a contest or comparison.
- What letters can be added to OUTRIVAL?
- OUTRIVAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTRIVAL:
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