SCOUTH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCOUTH 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 SCOUTH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOUTH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOUTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scouthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCOUTH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCOUTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What stands out about SCOUTH
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCOUTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
Plenty of room or freedom to move, act or range about; ample scope.
Scouth is a Scots word, met mostly in Scottish writing of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It carries the sense of elbow room, whether for a grazing animal, a talker or someone with a plan. The word has a variant spelling, scowth, which is far less often seen.
How SCOUTH is used
Scots and literary; now rare outside poetry and dialect writing.
- The young farmer wanted scouth to try his own methods.
- There was scouth for the cattle on the high pasture.
- She gave the lad scouth to speak his mind.
- A town cramped by walls leaves little scouth for growth.
- The poem praises the scouth of the open hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCOUTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCOUTH
The 6 tiles of SCOUTH in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SCOUTH
7 longer words begin with SCOUTH.
Shorter words from the letters in SCOUTH
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Common questions about SCOUTH
- Is SCOUTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCOUTH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCOUTH worth?
- SCOUTH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCOUTH mean?
- Plenty of room or freedom to move, act or range about; ample scope.
- What letters can be added to SCOUTH?
- SCOUTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCOUTH:
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