TOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOUT?
| 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 TOUT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOUT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOUT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,169.
What does TOUT mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To praise or promote something loudly and persistently, especially in order to sell it or win support for it.
To tout something is to praise it repeatedly, often with more enthusiasm than the facts justify, to persuade others to buy it, support it or believe in it. In British English, a tout is also someone who resells tickets outside a venue, usually at an inflated price.
How TOUT is used
Often carries a slightly negative tone, suggesting exaggerated or pushy promotion.
- The company continues to tout its product as the safest on the market.
- Critics warned that the brochure tends to tout benefits it cannot prove.
- A ticket tout stood outside the stadium selling seats at double price.
- Local papers tout the festival as the biggest event of the year.
- He was quick to tout his own role in the project's success.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOUT
10 longer words begin with TOUT.
Words ending in TOUT
12 words end in TOUT. Useful as a back hook: play TOUT onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOUT inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain TOUT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TOUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOUT
Common questions about TOUT
- Is TOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOUT, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOUT worth?
- TOUT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOUT mean?
- To praise or promote something loudly and persistently, especially in order to sell it or win support for it.
- What letters can be added to TOUT?
- TOUT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TOUT:
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