OVERBIDDING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. OVERBIDDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERBIDDING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERBIDDING is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERBIDDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overbiddingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERBIDDING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERBIDDING, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERBIDDING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERBIDDING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of bidding more than is wise or necessary, as at an auction or in card games.
At auctions overbidding pushes a price above a fair value, often in the heat of rivalry. In bridge it means calling a contract the hand cannot support.
How OVERBIDDING is used
Used in auction, property and card-game talk.
- Overbidding drove the painting far beyond its estimate.
- Their overbidding cost them the game.
- Buyers regretted the overbidding once the excitement faded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERBIDDING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERBIDDING
1 longer words begin with OVERBIDDING.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBIDDING
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Common questions about OVERBIDDING
- Is OVERBIDDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERBIDDING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERBIDDING worth?
- OVERBIDDING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERBIDDING mean?
- The act of bidding more than is wise or necessary, as at an auction or in card games.
- What letters can be added to OVERBIDDING?
- OVERBIDDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERBIDDING:
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