Scout
[skʌʊt]
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Scout
noun
- A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
- A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
- A college servant (in Oxford, England or Yale or Harvard), originally implying a male servant, attending to (usually several) students or undergraduates in a variety of ways that includes cleaning; corresponding to the duties of a gyp or possibly bedder at Cambridge University; and at Dublin, a skip.
Anagrams of Scout
Letter Values
s1
c3
o1
u1
t1
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Scout"
Scout is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Scout" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "scout" is a low-scoring word.