Is OUTSHINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSHINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSHINES mean?
Outshines is a form of OUTSHINE.
- verb
shine brighter than
“What star outshines the sun?”
- verb
attract more attention and praise than others
“This film outshone all the others in quality”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 OUTSHINES
OUTSHINES 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 OUTSHINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- histones11
- housesit11
- housiest11
- outshine11
- snoutish11
- ethions10
- heinous10
- histone10
- hotness10
- sithens10
- stonish10
- tushies10
- ethion9
- ethnos9
- heists9
- hoises9
- hoists9
- honest9
- houses9
- noshes9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shites9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shunts9
- shutes9
- souths9
- theins9
- thesis9
- tonish9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tushie9
- tusseh9
- ethos8
- heist8
- hents8
- hests8
- hints8
- hists8
- hoise8
- hoist8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- house8
- hunts8
- shent8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- shoes8
- shone8
- shote8
- shots8
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