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
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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