OUTROOT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OUTROOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTROOT?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTROOT is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTROOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outrootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTROOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTROOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 794,026.
What does OUTROOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To pull something up by its roots, or to destroy it completely.
The verb outroot carries the image of a plant torn from the soil so that nothing can grow back. It is old-fashioned and mostly used figuratively for stamping out an evil or a habit.
How OUTROOT is used
Old-fashioned; found in older prose about weeds, vices and abuses that must be removed entirely.
- The farmer vowed to outroot every thistle from the meadow.
- The reformers wanted to outroot corruption from the city government.
- It takes years to outroot such a stubborn habit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTROOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTROOT
3 longer words begin with OUTROOT.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTROOT
Common questions about OUTROOT
- Is OUTROOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTROOT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTROOT worth?
- OUTROOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTROOT mean?
- To pull something up by its roots, or to destroy it completely.
- What letters can be added to OUTROOT?
- OUTROOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTROOT:
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