OUTSPELL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTSPELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTSPELL?
| 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 OUTSPELL 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 OUTSPELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outspellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSPELL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTSPELL, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTSPELL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTSPELL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To spell words correctly more often than a rival does.
The verb outspell fits spelling bees well, where one child beats another word by word. It is built on the same pattern as outsmart and outscore, though far less frequent.
How OUTSPELL is used
Takes a rival as object; mostly in contexts of spelling contests.
- In the final round she managed to outspell every other finalist.
- The class hoped to outspell the school next door.
- He could easily outspell his teacher on difficult words.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSPELL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTSPELL
The 8 tiles of OUTSPELL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTSPELL
3 longer words begin with OUTSPELL.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSPELL
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Common questions about OUTSPELL
- Is OUTSPELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSPELL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSPELL worth?
- OUTSPELL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSPELL mean?
- To spell words correctly more often than a rival does.
- What letters can be added to OUTSPELL?
- OUTSPELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTSPELL:
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