outshine
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- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
/aʊtˈʃaɪn/
Definition of outshine
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- To shine brighter than something else
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verb
- To shine brighter than something else
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To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
“Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner.”
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(literary)To shine forth, to give out light.
“Bright, outshining beams.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From out- + shine.
Words you can make from outshine
200+ playable · top: ETHIONS (10 pts)
Best play ethions 10 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
53 words- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HONES 8 pts
- HOSEN 8 pts
- HOUSE 8 pts
- HUNTS 8 pts
- SHENT 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHONE 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOUT 8 pts
- SHUNT 8 pts
- SHUTE 8 pts
- SOUTH 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THENS 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- THOUS 8 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- OUTIE 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- SUINT 5 pts
- SUITE 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TUNES 5 pts
- UNITE 5 pts
- UNITS 5 pts
- UNSET 5 pts
- UNTIE 5 pts
4-letter words
81 words- ETHS 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HONS 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- HOST 7 pts
- HOTS 7 pts
- HUES 7 pts
- HUNS 7 pts
- HUNT 7 pts
- HUTS 7 pts
- NOSH 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SHIT 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- SHOT 7 pts
- SHUN 7 pts
- SHUT 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- SITH 7 pts
- SOTH 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- THIS 7 pts
- THOU 7 pts
- THUS 7 pts
- TOSH 7 pts
- TUSH 7 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ETUI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- NUTS 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- STUN 4 pts
- SUET 4 pts
- SUIT 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TUIS 4 pts
- TUNE 4 pts
- TUNS 4 pts
- UNIS 4 pts
- UNIT 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
- UTES 4 pts
3-letter words
52 words- ETH 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
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