OUTSMART is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTSMART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTSMART?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTSMART is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTSMART
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outsmartsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSMART scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTSMART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTSMART has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTSMART mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To gain an advantage over a rival through cleverness or cunning tactics.
To outsmart an opponent is to win through planning and wit, not through strength. The word is lively and often appears in stories about tricksters, detectives and chess players.
How OUTSMART is used
Takes a person or a system as object; common in everyday English.
- The fox managed to outsmart the farmer once again.
- Hackers tried to outsmart the bank's security system.
- She knew she could outsmart her older brother at chess.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSMART and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTSMART
The 8 tiles of OUTSMART in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTSMART
3 longer words begin with OUTSMART.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSMART
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Common questions about OUTSMART
- Is OUTSMART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSMART, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSMART worth?
- OUTSMART is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSMART mean?
- To gain an advantage over a rival through cleverness or cunning tactics.
- What letters can be added to OUTSMART?
- OUTSMART takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTSMART:
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