Is OUTPERFORMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTPERFORMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTPERFORMING mean?
Outperforming is a form of OUTPERFORM.
- verb
be or do something to a greater degree
“her performance surpasses that of any other student I know”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 OUTPERFORMING
OUTPERFORMING 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 OUTPERFORMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- performing18
- preforming18
- outperform17
- germproof17
- perfuming17
- preinform16
- reforming15
- frumpier15
- importuner14
- permuting14
- promoting14
- uniformer14
- gruiform14
- proofing14
- perform14
- pomfret14
- preform14
- intergroup13
- progenitor13
- importune13
- reroofing13
- fireroom13
- grumpier13
- gumption13
- impugner13
- informer13
- profiter13
- promoing13
- reinform13
- reniform13
- retiform13
- rotiform13
- tromping13
- trumping13
- figment13
- forming13
- frogmen13
- portering12
- reporting12
- repouring12
- tremoring12
- uprooting12
- importer12
- orpiment12
- premotor12
- promoter12
- pronotum12
- refuting12
- reimport12
- unforgot12
- fermion12
- firepot12
- footmen12
- foretop12
- gripmen12
- impregn12
- perming12
- piefort12
- pigment12
- poofier12
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