Is OUTSIDER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSIDER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSIDER mean?
- noun
someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
- noun
a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 OUTSIDER
Single letters that turn OUTSIDER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of OUTSIDER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OUTSIDER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outrides9
- detours8
- dourest8
- dustier8
- editors8
- outride8
- outside8
- redouts8
- rousted8
- sortied8
- steroid8
- storied8
- studier8
- tedious8
- triodes8
- stourie7
- detour7
- direst7
- diseur7
- dories7
- doters7
- dotier7
- douser7
- driest7
- droits7
- duster7
- duties7
- editor7
- ousted7
- redout7
- rioted7
- roused7
- routed7
- rudest7
- rudist7
- rusted7
- sorted7
- soured7
- stored7
- stride7
- strode7
- stroud7
- studio7
- suited7
- todies7
- toured7
- toused7
- triode7
- uredos7
- ouster6
- outers6
- outies6
- routes6
- sortie6
- souter6
- stoure6
- suiter6
- suitor6
- tories6
- triose6
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