OVERAWE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OVERAWE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERAWE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERAWE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERAWE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERAWE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERAWE, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does OVERAWE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To subdue or silence someone by inspiring great awe or fear.
Overawe suggests that the sheer grandeur or power of something leaves a person speechless or timid. The listener is not simply impressed but held back, often by a vast building, a famous figure or a stern authority.
How OVERAWE is used
Overawe is used in careful writing, usually in the passive: to be overawed by something.
- The huge cathedral seemed to overawe the visitors.
- Do not let the famous names overawe you at the interview.
- The general tried to overawe the rebels with a show of force.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERAWE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERAWE
2 longer words begin with OVERAWE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERAWE
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Common questions about OVERAWE
- Is OVERAWE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERAWE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERAWE worth?
- OVERAWE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERAWE mean?
- To subdue or silence someone by inspiring great awe or fear.
- What letters can be added to OVERAWE?
- OVERAWE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERAWE:
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