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outwit

/aʊtˈwɪt/verb

Outwit commonly means to beat through cleverness and wit.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

6

Scrabble

9

WWF

10

Starts

OU

Ends

WIT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “OUTWIT” Mean?

/aʊtˈwɪt/

outwit has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense
1

beat through cleverness and wit

I beat the traffic

She outfoxed her competitors

Sam cannot outwit Sue

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

beat through cleverness and wit

Length

6 letters

Starts With

O

Ends With

T

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

O, U, T, W, I, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

o
u
t
w
i
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for outwit.

OUTWIT is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with O and ends with T.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

OUTWIT has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

OUTWIT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

OUTWIT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCDEC

CV Pattern

VVCCVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

OU, UT, TW, WI, IT

Trigrams

OUT, UTW, TWI, WIT

Crossword Intelligence

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

OUTWIT is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with O and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VVCCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VVCCVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with O and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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