OVERBID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OVERBID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERBID?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERBID is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERBID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overbidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERBID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERBID, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does OVERBID mean in Scrabble?
verb
To bid more than something is worth or more than a rival has offered.
Overbid covers two situations: raising the price in an auction, and in card games like bridge, promising more tricks than one can win. In either case, the word hints at a risk of paying or promising too much.
How OVERBID is used
Overbid is used in auctions, contract bidding and card games.
- Collectors tend to overbid when two of them want the same vase.
- She was careful not to overbid her hand at the bridge table.
- The firm decided to overbid the competition for the contract.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERBID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERBID
6 longer words begin with OVERBID.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBID
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Common questions about OVERBID
- Is OVERBID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERBID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERBID worth?
- OVERBID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERBID mean?
- To bid more than something is worth or more than a rival has offered.
- What letters can be added to OVERBID?
- OVERBID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERBID:
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