OUTWASH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OUTWASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTWASH?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTWASH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTWASH
No single letter turns OUTWASH into another word.
How OUTWASH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTWASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does OUTWASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Sand and gravel carried by meltwater from a glacier and deposited beyond its edge.
Outwash is a geology term for the sorted debris that streams spread out in front of an ice sheet. Because the water sorts it, outwash looks quite different from the jumbled till left directly under the ice.
How OUTWASH is used
Outwash is used by geologists and in descriptions of glacial landscapes.
- The plain was built from outwash left by the retreating ice.
- Farmers prize the well-drained soil of the outwash terraces.
- Gravel pits often dig into old glacial outwash.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTWASH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUTWASH
The 7 tiles of OUTWASH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUTWASH
1 longer words begin with OUTWASH.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTWASH
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Common questions about OUTWASH
- Is OUTWASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTWASH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTWASH worth?
- OUTWASH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTWASH mean?
- Sand and gravel carried by meltwater from a glacier and deposited beyond its edge.
- What letters can be added to OUTWASH?
- No single letter can be added to OUTWASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTWASH:
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