OUTWEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTWEAR 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 OUTWEAR?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTWEAR is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTWEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTWEAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTWEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does OUTWEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To last longer than something else, or to wear out completely through use.
The word has two directions: one thing can outwear another by surviving it, or a user can outwear a garment by wearing it to rags. Cobblers and tailors talk this way about boots and cloth.
How OUTWEAR is used
Outwear is a somewhat old-fashioned verb found in talk of clothing and durable goods.
- Good leather will outwear three pairs of cheap shoes.
- The old coat seemed ready to outwear its owner.
- Some fabrics outwear the people who first bought them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTWEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTWEAR
6 longer words begin with OUTWEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTWEAR
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Common questions about OUTWEAR
- Is OUTWEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTWEAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTWEAR worth?
- OUTWEAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTWEAR mean?
- To last longer than something else, or to wear out completely through use.
- What letters can be added to OUTWEAR?
- OUTWEAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTWEAR:
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