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outshine

/aʊtˈʃaɪn/•verb

Outshine commonly means to attract more attention and praise than others or shine brighter than.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

INE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “OUTSHINE” Mean?

/aʊtˈʃaɪn/

outshine has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

shine brighter than

“What star outshines the sun?”

attract more attention and praise than others

“This film outshone all the others in quality”

“Sam cannot outshine Sue”

Word Forms

outshone

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word outshine with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

shine brighter than

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

O, U, T, S, H, I, N, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for outshine.

OUTSHINE is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with O and ends with E.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VVCCCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using outshine in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

OUTSHINE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

OUTSHINE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

OUTSHINE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

OUTSHINE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside outshine.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

VVCCCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

OU, UT, TS, SH, HI, IN, NE

Trigrams

OUT, UTS, TSH, SHI, HIN, INE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for outshine.

OUTSHINE is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with O and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VVCCCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.