Words · Rare
putout
6 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
the first baseman made 15 putouts
Word history
Deverbal from put out.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s only in the less common word lists, and it’s rare in everyday writing. Until then it scores as a bonus word.