Is OUTSHONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSHONE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSHONE mean?
Outshone 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
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 11 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 OUTSHONE
OUTSHONE 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 OUTSHONE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethnos9
- honest9
- soothe9
- ethos8
- hents8
- hones8
- hoots8
- hosen8
- house8
- hunts8
- shent8
- shone8
- shoon8
- shoot8
- shote8
- shout8
- shunt8
- shute8
- sooth8
- south8
- thens8
- those8
- thous8
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hoot7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- hues7
- huns7
- hunt7
- huts7
- nosh7
- oohs7
- shen7
- shoe7
- shoo7
- shot7
- shun7
- shut7
- soth7
- then7
- thou7
- thus7
- tosh7
- tush7
- eth6
- hen6
- hes6
- het6
- hoe6
- hon6
- hoo6
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