What does SCOUT mean?

Pronunciation
/skaʊt/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  2. someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
  3. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

verb

  1. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

scouts8scouted10

Anagrams of SCOUT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside SCOUT

19 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

cost6 cots6cuts6oust4outs4scot6scut6cos5 cot5cut5 out3 sot3sou3uts3os2 so2 to2us2ut2

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Questions

Is SCOUT a valid word in word games?

SCOUT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SCOUT worth?

SCOUT is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SCOUT?

19 other words, including TO, SO, OUT and US.