OUTVAUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTVAUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTVAUNT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTVAUNT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTVAUNT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outvauntsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTVAUNT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTVAUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTVAUNT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTVAUNT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To surpass another in boasting.
Outvaunt belongs to the language of old plays and ballads, in which rivals try to top each other with proud claims. The word suggests bragging that wins by sheer extravagance. Modern English prefers phrases like "out-boast" or "brag louder than".
How OUTVAUNT is used
Archaic and rare; seen in historical or imitation-historical writing.
- The two knights tried to outvaunt each other before the whole court.
- No herald could outvaunt the king when it came to his victories.
- In the tale, the giant tried to outvaunt the mountain itself.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTVAUNT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTVAUNT
3 longer words begin with OUTVAUNT.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTVAUNT
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Common questions about OUTVAUNT
- Is OUTVAUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTVAUNT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTVAUNT worth?
- OUTVAUNT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTVAUNT mean?
- To surpass another in boasting.
- What letters can be added to OUTVAUNT?
- OUTVAUNT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTVAUNT:
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