Unscramble OUTSCORNS and you have 247 words, OUTSCORNS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from OUTSCORNS split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 14 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 14 with 2.
21 of 42 6-letter words from OUTSCORNS tie at 8 points; none scores more. COURTS, COUNTS and SCOUTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OUTSCORNS, 36 score 7 points, the group's best. COURT, COSTS and CROSS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in OUTSCORNS; 29 of them share the top score of 6. COST, SOON and ROOT are everyday picks.
Among 49 3-letter words made with OUTSCORNS letters, the top score is 5, reached by 13. NOT, OUT and TOO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of OUTSCORNS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with OU · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
OUTSCORNS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OUTSCORNS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUTSCORNS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 178 | 247 | 166 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OCTUORS, ONCOSTS, SCRUNTS, SCRUTOS, CORSOS, COSTUS, CROUTS, OCTUOR, ONCOST, SCRUNT, SCRUTO, TRONCS and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TOCOS, CORS, NUTSOS, OUTROS, TOCO, CRU, NUTSO, OUTRO, SOC, ONOS, ROOS, ONO and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT, 2 in all.
This word takes every letter of OUTSCORNS plus a single extra one.