OUTSWING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OUTSWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTSWING?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTSWING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTSWING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outswingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTSWING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTSWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTSWING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUTSWING
- All 8 letters of OUTSWING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUTSWING mean in Scrabble?
noun
In cricket, a delivery that curves away from the batter through the air.
A bowler who masters the outswing can trouble top batters, because the ball drifts toward the slips. The opposite movement is called inswing. The word may also describe any outward swing.
How OUTSWING is used
Cricket term; contrasted with inswing.
- His outswing found the edge of the bat.
- The new ball gave the bowler plenty of outswing.
- A late outswing beat the batsman completely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTSWING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTSWING
The 8 tiles of OUTSWING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTSWING
4 longer words begin with OUTSWING.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTSWING
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Common questions about OUTSWING
- Is OUTSWING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTSWING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTSWING worth?
- OUTSWING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTSWING mean?
- In cricket, a delivery that curves away from the batter through the air.
- What letters can be added to OUTSWING?
- OUTSWING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTSWING:
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