OUTWAIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTWAIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTWAIT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTWAIT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTWAIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outwaitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTWAIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTWAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does OUTWAIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To wait longer than another person until they give up or act first.
Patience can be a tactic as well as a virtue. A negotiator who can outwait the other side often gets the better terms, because the impatient party concedes first.
How OUTWAIT is used
Outwait is used for contests of patience, with the rival as its object.
- The fox tried to outwait the hens, hidden behind the fence.
- He managed to outwait the salesman and left without buying.
- Can the striking workers outwait the company through the winter?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTWAIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTWAIT
3 longer words begin with OUTWAIT.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTWAIT
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Common questions about OUTWAIT
- Is OUTWAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTWAIT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTWAIT worth?
- OUTWAIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTWAIT mean?
- To wait longer than another person until they give up or act first.
- What letters can be added to OUTWAIT?
- OUTWAIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTWAIT:
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