Definitions for outcross

outcross out·cross

Spelling: [verb out-kraws, -kros; noun Outcross is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 195 anagrams from letters in outcross (coorsstu).

Definitions for outcross

noun

  1. a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
  2. an act of outcrossing.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
  2. to produce (a hybrid) by this method.

Origin of outcross

First recorded in 1885-90; out- + cross

Word Value for outcross
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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