TIMEOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TIMEOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIMEOUT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIMEOUT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIMEOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
timeoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIMEOUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TIMEOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What stands out about TIMEOUT
- TIMEOUT runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- TIMEOUT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TIMEOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short break in activity, such as a pause in a game or a calm-down period for a child.
In sport a timeout lets a team rest and plan, while parents use it as a mild punishment in which a child sits apart for a few minutes. In computing the same word names the point at which a program gives up waiting for a reply.
How TIMEOUT is used
Timeout is used in sport, parenting and computing, and is also written time-out.
- The coach called a timeout with ten seconds left.
- After the shouting, he was sent to timeout for five minutes.
- The page showed an error when the server connection reached a timeout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIMEOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIMEOUT
1 longer words begin with TIMEOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in TIMEOUT
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Common questions about TIMEOUT
- Is TIMEOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIMEOUT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIMEOUT worth?
- TIMEOUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIMEOUT mean?
- A short break in activity, such as a pause in a game or a calm-down period for a child.
- What letters can be added to TIMEOUT?
- TIMEOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TIMEOUT:
Open TIMEOUT in the Word Finder