OUTSHAME is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OUTSHAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTSHAME?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTSHAME is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTSHAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSHAME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTSHAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTSHAME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUTSHAME
- All 8 letters of OUTSHAME are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUTSHAME mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To put to shame, or to exceed in shamefulness.
Outshame describes a deed so noble or so base that it makes another look small. Older writers used it in both directions.
How OUTSHAME is used
Outshame is rare and mostly appears in older literary texts.
- His kindness would outshame the proudest prince.
- The scandal seemed to outshame all earlier ones.
- She hoped her honesty might outshame his lies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSHAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTSHAME
2 longer words begin with OUTSHAME.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSHAME
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Common questions about OUTSHAME
- Is OUTSHAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSHAME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSHAME worth?
- OUTSHAME is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSHAME mean?
- To put to shame, or to exceed in shamefulness.
- What letters can be added to OUTSHAME?
- OUTSHAME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTSHAME:
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