Is OUTSKIRTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSKIRTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSKIRTS mean?
- noun
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
“they lived on the outskirts of Houston”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 OUTSKIRTS
OUTSKIRTS 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 OUTSKIRTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kurtosis12
- outskirt12
- outkiss11
- turkois11
- skirts10
- skorts10
- stirks10
- storks10
- torsks10
- kists9
- koris9
- kusso9
- risks9
- rusks9
- skirt9
- skits9
- skort9
- souks9
- stirk9
- stork9
- torsk9
- turks9
- tusks9
- tourists8
- irks8
- kirs8
- kiss8
- kist8
- kits8
- kois8
- kori8
- kors8
- koss8
- kris8
- oiks8
- risk8
- rusk8
- skis8
- skit8
- souk8
- suks8
- tsks8
- turk8
- tusk8
- outsits7
- suitors7
- tourist7
- tsouris7
- irk7
- kir7
- kis7
- kit7
- koi7
- kor7
- kos7
- oik7
- ski7
- suk7
- tsk7
- outsit6
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