Is OUTSMARTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSMARTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSMARTING mean?
Outsmarting is a form of OUTSMART.
- verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
- verb
defeat by more skillful maneuvering
“The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 OUTSMARTING
OUTSMARTING 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 OUTSMARTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antitumors12
- ignoramus12
- origanums12
- outstaring11
- antitumor11
- mutations11
- strontium11
- angstrom11
- antismog11
- gouramis11
- mattings11
- maturing11
- migrants11
- mutating11
- organism11
- organums11
- origanum11
- roamings11
- smarting11
- smutting11
- storming11
- gustation10
- outrating10
- troutings10
- antismut10
- manitous10
- mistutor10
- mutation10
- mutators10
- natriums10
- naturism10
- outsmart10
- romaunts10
- striatum10
- tantrism10
- tantrums10
- tinamous10
- transmit10
- tritomas10
- agonism10
- amongst10
- amusing10
- armings10
- gnomist10
- gomutis10
- gourami10
- isogram10
- margins10
- marting10
- masting10
- matings10
- matting10
- migrant10
- moating10
- morgans10
- mousing10
- mustang10
- musting10
- organum10
- roaming10
Study OUTSMARTING and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.