Is “Out” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
OUT
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Out

/æɔt/

noun
  1. 1.A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

    They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.

  2. 2.A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

  3. 3.A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.

verb
  1. 1.To eject; to expel.

  2. 2.To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).

  3. 3.To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

adjective
  1. 1.Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.

    I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.

  2. 2.Not inside or within something.

    I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out.

  3. 3.Freed from confinement or secrecy.

    My secret is out.

Synonyms: démodé, passé, unchic, gay, openly

adverb
  1. 1.Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference.

    For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in.

  2. 2.Away from home or one's usual place.

    Let's eat out tonight

  3. 3.Outside; not indoors.

    Last night we slept out under the stars.

Synonyms: away