Is OUTPOINTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTPOINTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTPOINTING mean?
Outpointing is a form of OUTPOINT.
- verb
sail closer to the wind than
- verb
score more points than one's opponents
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 OUTPOINTING
OUTPOINTING 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 OUTPOINTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inputting12
- optioning12
- gunpoint11
- pointing11
- outpoint10
- punition10
- opining10
- pitting10
- potting10
- pouting10
- punting10
- putting10
- opinion9
- opting9
- pignut9
- pigout9
- pining9
- pooing9
- toping9
- nutting8
- tinting8
- toiting8
- tooting8
- touting8
- uniting8
- option8
- pinion8
- ponton8
- potion8
- tinpot8
- gipon8
- oping8
- piing8
- pingo8
- pongo8
- tuition7
- gittin7
- gonion7
- noting7
- outing7
- tignon7
- tining7
- toning7
- toting7
- tuning7
- input7
- pinon7
- pinot7
- pinto7
- piton7
- pitot7
- point7
- potto7
- punto7
- puton7
- putti7
- putto7
- topoi7
- unpin7
- goop7
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