OVERBANK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERBANK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERBANK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERBANK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERBANK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overbanksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERBANK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERBANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERBANK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERBANK
- All 8 letters of OVERBANK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with OVERBANK
1 longer words begin with OVERBANK.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBANK
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Common questions about OVERBANK
- Is OVERBANK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERBANK is not in it.
- How many points is OVERBANK worth?
- OVERBANK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERBANK?
- OVERBANK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERBANK:
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