Is OUTDISTANCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTDISTANCING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTDISTANCING mean?
Outdistancing is a form of OUTDISTANCE.
- verb
go far ahead of
“He outdistanced the other runners”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OUTDISTANCING
OUTDISTANCING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OUTDISTANCING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- discounting15
- diagnostic14
- discanting14
- distancing14
- outdancing14
- outstanding13
- auctioning13
- cautioning13
- dictations13
- incogitant13
- incognitas13
- inductions13
- outcasting13
- sonicating13
- suctioning13
- uncoatings13
- dictating13
- inducting13
- antidoting12
- astounding12
- incautions12
- insouciant12
- nictations12
- actinoids12
- actioning12
- agonistic12
- cognisant12
- contusing12
- custodian12
- dictation12
- incognita12
- indicants12
- induction12
- nictating12
- outacting12
- uncoating12
- cantdogs12
- discoing12
- ductings12
- inducing12
- stationing11
- anodising11
- citations11
- countians11
- guanidins11
- inactions11
- incaution11
- incitants11
- nictation11
- nonstatic11
- onanistic11
- outdating11
- stounding11
- actinoid11
- agnostic11
- coasting11
- coatings11
- conduits11
- conidian11
- cotingas11
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