outdraw
verb
outdraw is spelled O-U-T-D-R-A-W: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outdraw means “To extract or draw out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outdraw?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-D-R-A-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outdraw?
Outdraw appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with outdraw?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as outdraw.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: outward.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outdraw
- outdraws present, singular, he/she/it
- outdrawing participle, present
- outdrew past
- outdrawn participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outdraw mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To extract or draw out.
- 2
To remove a gun from its holster, and fire it, faster than another.
Well maybe there's a God above, but all I've ever learned from love, was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.
- 3
To attract a larger crowd than.
- 4
To draw better than; to surpass in creating drawn artworks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outdraw come from?
From Middle English outdrauen, outdrawen, from Old English ūtdragan, from Proto-Germanic *ūtdraganą. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutdreege, West Frisian útdrage (“to carry out”), Dutch uitdragen (“to carry out”), German austragen (“to deal with; deliver”), Icelandic útdraga (“to extract; draw out”). By surface analysis, out- + draw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).