OUTSCORN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTSCORN 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 OUTSCORN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTSCORN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTSCORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outscornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSCORN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTSCORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTSCORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUTSCORN
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUTSCORN mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To show greater contempt than another, or to defy with scorn.
To outscorn someone is to look down on a thing more fiercely than they do. The verb belongs to elevated, old-style prose, where scorn is treated as something one can compete in.
How OUTSCORN is used
Takes a person or thing as object; mostly literary.
- The queen sought to outscorn her proudest courtiers.
- No rival could outscorn him when it came to false modesty.
- The poet tried to outscorn the critics who had mocked him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSCORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTSCORN
The 8 tiles of OUTSCORN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OUTSCORN
3 longer words begin with OUTSCORN.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSCORN
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Common questions about OUTSCORN
- Is OUTSCORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSCORN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSCORN worth?
- OUTSCORN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSCORN mean?
- To show greater contempt than another, or to defy with scorn.
- What letters can be added to OUTSCORN?
- OUTSCORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTSCORN:
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