Words Containing OUT
Every English word containing "OUT". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
82 words found
12 Letter Words1
11 Letter Words2
10 Letter Words2
9 Letter Words4
8 Letter Words21
7 Letter Words25
6 Letter Words10
5 Letter Words14
4 Letter Words2
3 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 82 words, running from 3 to 12 letters and averaging 7.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 7 letters, covering 25 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are o (82), t (82), u (82), s (32), e (28). Vowels make up 46% of all the letters here, so the list is unusually vowel-heavy — handy when your rack is clogged with them.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.2 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CHECKOUT at 19, followed by WHEREABOUTS, SOUTHWESTERN and BLACKOUTS. 44 of them (54%) contain a letter worth four or more. 25 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are SOUTHWESTERN at 12 letters, while the shortest come in at 3: OUT.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "OUT" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 82 words containing "OUT". They run from 3 to 12 letters, and 7-letter entries are the most common with 25 of them.
Which of these words containing "OUT" scores highest in Scrabble?+
CHECKOUT is the highest scorer at 19 points before board bonuses, ahead of WHEREABOUTS, SOUTHWESTERN and BLACKOUTS. The list averages 10.2 points per word, and 44 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "OUT"?+
The shortest are OUT at 3 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "OUT"?+
SOUTHWESTERN is the longest at 12 letters. 25 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "OUT" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 46% of the letters across this list, which makes it a good place to look when your rack is overloaded with vowels. The letters appearing in the most of these words are O, T, U. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.