Is OUTSTANDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSTANDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSTANDING mean?
- adjective
distinguished from others in excellence
“did outstanding work in human relations”
- adjective
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
“an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”
- adjective
owed as a debt
“outstanding bills”
- adjective
of major significance or importance
“a great work of art”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 11
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 OUTSTANDING
OUTSTANDING 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 OUTSTANDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- astounding12
- outdating11
- stounding11
- gustation10
- unstating10
- daunting10
- donating10
- sounding10
- standing10
- undoings10
- nutations9
- anginous9
- attuning9
- notating9
- nutating9
- nuttings9
- outgains9
- outstand9
- snouting9
- standout9
- stunting9
- sudation9
- taunting9
- toasting9
- audings9
- datings9
- dauting9
- doating9
- dotting9
- dousing9
- douting9
- dunting9
- dusting9
- ganoids9
- guidons9
- sanding9
- undoing9
- nutation8
- titanous8
- adnouns8
- agonist8
- agoutis8
- antigun8
- antings8
- astound8
- atoning8
- autoing8
- distant8
- gitanos8
- guanins8
- indunas8
- nougats8
- nutting8
- ousting8
- outgain8
- outings8
- outsaid8
- outsang8
- outsing8
- staning8
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