out
Out commonly means to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality, be made known; be disclosed or revealed, or reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle. As a noun, out can refer to (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball.
Length
3
Scrabble
3
WWF
4
Starts
OU
Ends
OUT
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “OUT” Mean?
/aʊt/
out has 17 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb, verb.
Adjective
10 sensesnot allowed to continue to bat or run
“he was tagged out at second on a close play”
“he fanned out”
being out or having grown cold
“threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”
“the fire is out”
Synonyms
not worth considering as a possibility
“a picnic is out because of the weather”
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
“now the Democrats are out”
excluded from use or mention
“forbidden fruit”
“in our house dancing and playing cards were out”
“a taboo subject”
directed outward or serving to direct something outward
“the out doorway”
“the out basket”
Noun
1 sense(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
“you only get 3 outs per inning”
Adverb
3 sensesaway from home
“they went out last night”
moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
“the cat came out from under the bed”
Verb
3 sensesto state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
“This actor outed last year”
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
“The gay actor was outed last week”
“Someone outed a CIA agent”
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
“The truth will out”
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Vowels
2
Consonants
1
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Definition
not allowed to continue to bat or run
Length
3 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
1
Letters
O, U, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★☆☆☆☆OUT has a Scrabble score of 3. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OUT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆OUT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆OUT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
O
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
VVC
Vowel Share
67%
Consonant Share
33%
Bigrams
OU, UT
Trigrams
OUT
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