Jumble solved
Is OUST a word? Yes.
OUST is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 4 letters, worth 4 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 2 anagrams, with 11 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 11
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 4 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 2
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (O, U) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 2 remaining consonants (S, T).
oust in a sentence
“Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of OUST
2 words use all 4 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- oust
- outs
4-letter words
2 words found3-letter words
4 words found2-letter words
5 words foundRelated jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble outs.
Shorter words inside OUST — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to OUST
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and oust opens up 30 5-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
4
Distinct
4
Vowels
50%
O, U
Consonants
50%
S, T
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Solving OUST: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters oust?
Rearranging the 4 letters in oust produces 11 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 4-letter answer oust here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does oust have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 4 letters, oust can be rearranged into 2 words: oust and outs. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from oust?
The longest solutions run to 4 letters: oust and outs. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from oust?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: oust yields out, sot, sou, uts, os, so, to, us and ut. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "oust" used in a sentence?
Oust is itself a valid word. For example: "Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from oust scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, oust is the top scorer from oust at 4 points, followed by outs (4), out (3) and sot (3). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.