Is OUTSTAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTSTAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTSTAYING mean?
Outstaying is a form of OUTSTAY.
- verb
stay too long
“overstay or outstay one's welcome”
- verb
surpass in staying power
“They outstayed their competitors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + 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 OUTSTAYING
OUTSTAYING 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 OUTSTAYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outsaying13
- ougiyas11
- staying11
- stygian11
- gustation10
- outstay10
- agouty10
- angsty10
- gnatty10
- guyots10
- ougiya10
- saying10
- stingy10
- stying10
- toying10
- yogins10
- youngs10
- outgains9
- toasting9
- astony9
- outsay9
- sanity9
- satiny9
- snitty9
- snotty9
- snouty9
- toasty9
- agony9
- goaty9
- gouty9
- gusty9
- gutsy9
- gutty9
- guyot9
- gynos9
- stagy9
- stogy9
- tangy9
- tying9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- yogas9
- yogin9
- yogis9
- young9
- yugas9
- titanous8
- agonist8
- agoutis8
- autoing8
- gitanos8
- nougats8
- ousting8
- outgain8
- outings8
- outsang8
- outsing8
- stating8
- tasting8
- tauting8
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