Is OUTWEIGHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTWEIGHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTWEIGHS mean?
Outweighs is a form of OUTWEIGH.
- verb
be heavier than
- verb
weigh more heavily
“these considerations outweigh our wishes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + W (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + S (1) = 16 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 OUTWEIGHS
OUTWEIGHS 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 OUTWEIGHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outweigh15
- weights14
- outwish13
- weighs13
- weight13
- wights13
- toughies12
- swithe12
- whites12
- whosit12
- withes12
- weigh12
- whigs12
- wight12
- hogties11
- toughie11
- howes11
- swith11
- thews11
- whets11
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- whose11
- withe11
- whig11
- eights10
- hogtie10
- hugest10
- oughts10
- sought10
- toughs10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- thew10
- whet10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- towies9
- tushie9
- eight9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- ought9
- shogi9
- sight9
- sough9
- teugh9
- thugs9
- tough9
- twigs9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- ethos8
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