Definitions For Outwait

Verb

outwaits , outwaiting , outwaited To wait for something to end To gain an advantage by simply waiting

Etymology

out + wait

Quotations

1977 Nathaniel Richard Nash - East Wind, Rain : He tried to outwait the stillness, hoping somebody would say something. 2005 L. J. Andrew Villalon, Donald J. Kagay - The Hundred Years War : By successfully blockading a fortified site, the attackers simply needed to outwait its inhabitants, who daily watched their food supply dwindle . . .

Anagrams

wait out

Is Outwait a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Outwait is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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