OVERAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OVERAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERAGE
Front hooks — 1
coverageChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does OVERAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An amount that is more than what was expected or needed; a surplus.
Accountants talk about an overage when the money or goods counted exceed the records. Phone and cloud bills also add overage fees when a customer goes past the plan limit.
How OVERAGE is used
Overage is used in accounting, retail, and in the language of service charges.
- The warehouse found an overage of twelve crates after the count.
- The phone company charged a fee for the data overage.
- Any overage in the budget was returned to the fund.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERAGE
2 longer words begin with OVERAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERAGE
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Common questions about OVERAGE
- Is OVERAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERAGE worth?
- OVERAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERAGE mean?
- An amount that is more than what was expected or needed; a surplus.
- What letters can be added to OVERAGE?
- OVERAGE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERAGE:
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