OUTSCOOP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OUTSCOOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTSCOOP?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTSCOOP is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTSCOOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outscoopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSCOOP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTSCOOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTSCOOP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTSCOOP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To beat a rival news outlet by publishing a story first.
Journalists outscoop each other by breaking a big story before the competition. The verb grows out of the newspaper meaning of scoop and is mostly heard in newsroom talk.
How OUTSCOOP is used
Journalism jargon used in newsroom talk.
- The tabloid managed to outscoop the major papers.
- Every reporter wanted to outscoop the rival channel.
- They hoped to outscoop the agency with an exclusive interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSCOOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTSCOOP
3 longer words begin with OUTSCOOP.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSCOOP
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Common questions about OUTSCOOP
- Is OUTSCOOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSCOOP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSCOOP worth?
- OUTSCOOP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSCOOP mean?
- To beat a rival news outlet by publishing a story first.
- What letters can be added to OUTSCOOP?
- OUTSCOOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTSCOOP:
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