OUTWRITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTWRITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTWRITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTWRITE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTWRITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
outwritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUTWRITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OUTWRITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUTWRITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUTWRITE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To write better than, or to write more than, another author.
Outwrite can mean winning on quality or on sheer output, depending on the sentence. Critics might say one novelist can outwrite her whole generation, and a diarist might outwrite his friends by filling more volumes. The verb is uncommon but easy to understand.
How OUTWRITE is used
Takes an object; ambiguity between skill and quantity is resolved by context.
- Few poets of her time could outwrite her in elegance.
- He tried to outwrite his rivals by publishing a novel every year.
- The young journalist hoped to outwrite the old columnists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTWRITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTWRITE
1 longer words begin with OUTWRITE.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTWRITE
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Common questions about OUTWRITE
- Is OUTWRITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTWRITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTWRITE worth?
- OUTWRITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTWRITE mean?
- To write better than, or to write more than, another author.
- What letters can be added to OUTWRITE?
- OUTWRITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OUTWRITE:
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