Is OUTSIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSIDES mean?
Outsides is a form of OUTSIDE.
- adverb
outside a building
“in summer we play outside”
- noun
the region that is outside of something
- adverb
on the outside
“outside, the box is black”
- adjective
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
“an outside margin”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (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 OUTSIDES
OUTSIDES 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 OUTSIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outside8
- studies8
- studios8
- tedious8
- tissued8
- deists7
- desist7
- disuse7
- douses7
- duties7
- issued7
- odists7
- ousted7
- soused7
- studio7
- suited7
- todies7
- tossed7
- toused7
- outies6
- setous6
- suites6
- tissue6
- touses6
- deist6
- desis6
- diets6
- dites6
- doest6
- doits6
- doses6
- dotes6
- douse6
- douts6
- duets6
- duits6
- dusts6
- edits6
- eidos6
- odist6
- outed6
- sides6
- sited6
- stied6
- studs6
- sused6
- tides6
- etuis5
- issue5
- ousts5
- outie5
- sites5
- situs5
- souse5
- sties5
- suets5
- suite5
- suits5
- touse5
- desi5
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