OVERBRUTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERBRUTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERBRUTAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERBRUTAL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERBRUTAL
No single letter turns OVERBRUTAL into another word.
How OVERBRUTAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERBRUTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERBRUTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERBRUTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Excessively harsh, savage or cruel.
Overbrutal is a pointed way to say that something went further than even a tough situation justified. Because it is uncommon, it often feels sharper than just saying very brutal.
How OVERBRUTAL is used
Rare in speech, overbrutal turns up in commentary on sport, war and punishment.
- Critics called the referee's decision overbrutal.
- The novel was dismissed as overbrutal and joyless.
- An overbrutal training regime left several players injured.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERBRUTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBRUTAL
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Common questions about OVERBRUTAL
- Is OVERBRUTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERBRUTAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERBRUTAL worth?
- OVERBRUTAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERBRUTAL mean?
- Excessively harsh, savage or cruel.
- What letters can be added to OVERBRUTAL?
- No single letter can be added to OVERBRUTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERBRUTAL:
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