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Is outrun a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word outrun is a Scrabble US word. The word outrun is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

O1U1T1R1U1N1

Is outrun a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word outrun is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

O1U1T1R1U1N1

Is outrun a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word outrun is a Words With Friends word. The word outrun is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1U2T1R1U2N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

OUTRUN,RUNOUT,

4-letter words (12 found)

NOUT,OURN,RONT,ROUT,RUNT,TORN,TOUN,TOUR,TRON,TROU,TURN,UNTO,

3-letter words (15 found)

NOR,NOT,NUR,NUT,ORT,OUR,OUT,ROT,RUN,RUT,TON,TOR,TUN,URN,UTU,

2-letter words (9 found)

NO,NU,ON,OR,OU,TO,UN,UR,UT,

You can make 38 words from outrun according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of outrun

outrun

Etymology

out- +‎ run

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌn
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɹʌn/

Verb

outrun (third-person singular simple present outruns, present participle outrunning, simple past outran, past participle outrun)

  1. (transitive) To run faster than.
  2. (transitive) To exceed or overextend.

Derived terms

  • outrun the constable
  • you can't outrun your fork

Translations

Noun

outrun (plural outruns)

  1. (skiing) In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point, where the skier can slow down.
    Coordinate term: inrun
  2. (sheepdog trials) The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.

References

  • “outrun”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “outrun”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • run out, run-out, runout

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