OUTWILE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OUTWILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTWILE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTWILE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTWILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTWILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OUTWILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does OUTWILE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To surpass someone in cunning or trickery.
The word is a rare formation on wile and belongs to tales of clever rivals. To outwile an opponent is to win by cleverness rather than force.
How OUTWILE is used
Outwile takes a rival as its object and is chiefly literary.
- The fox hoped to outwile the farmer once more.
- No schemer could outwile the old vizier.
- She managed to outwile her rivals at every turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTWILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTWILE
2 longer words begin with OUTWILE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTWILE
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Common questions about OUTWILE
- Is OUTWILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTWILE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTWILE worth?
- OUTWILE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTWILE mean?
- To surpass someone in cunning or trickery.
- What letters can be added to OUTWILE?
- OUTWILE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OUTWILE:
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