Definitions for outwit

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IPA: /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/

Outwit is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in outwit (iottuw).

Definitions for outwit

verb (used with object)

  1. to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart:
  2. Archaic. to surpass in wisdom or knowledge.

Origin of outwit

First recorded in 1645-55; out- + wit1

Examples for outwit

He thinks he has the cunning of all the animals, and that no one can outwit him.

And there for a while they sat discussing plans to outwit the enemy and draw his sting.

The fox said that man had stolen his cunning, and could now outwit him.

To outwit these enemies both of the Laniers and her husband must disappear.

To outwit them was his first thought, but he must defeat their ends if it cost him his life.

Will a sage coach like John Calipari be able to outwit a relative newcomer in Kevin Ollie, he of a mere two seasons on the job?

How it swells my pride, to have been able to outwit such a vigilant charmer!

The fox is the synonym of cunning, and will often outwit the shrewdest trapper.

A mere chit of a girl should not outwit him in that fashion.

Doris Lessing invented Jane Somers to outwit indifferent publishers.

Word Value for outwit
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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