OUTSPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUTSPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTSPAN?
| 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 OUTSPAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTSPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outspansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSPAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTSPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does OUTSPAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
South African
To unharness oxen or other draught animals from a wagon, especially in order to rest.
Outspan comes from South African travelling life, where the wagon trek stopped to let the animals graze. It gave its name to the resting place itself, and the opposite action is inspan, meaning to harness up again.
How OUTSPAN is used
The verb outspan is South African in flavour and mostly historical today.
- The farmers decided to outspan beside the river at noon.
- Drivers would outspan the oxen before the heat of the day.
- We found a shady outspan where the travellers could rest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSPAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTSPAN
3 longer words begin with OUTSPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSPAN
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Common questions about OUTSPAN
- Is OUTSPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSPAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSPAN worth?
- OUTSPAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSPAN mean?
- To unharness oxen or other draught animals from a wagon, especially in order to rest.
- What letters can be added to OUTSPAN?
- OUTSPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTSPAN:
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