OVERBUILDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OVERBUILDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERBUILDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERBUILDS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERBUILDS
No single letter turns OVERBUILDS into another word.
How OVERBUILDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERBUILDS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERBUILDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERBUILDS
- All 10 letters of OVERBUILDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERBUILDS mean in Scrabble?
OVERBUILDS is the present-tense form of OVERBUILD used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBUILDS
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Common questions about OVERBUILDS
- Is OVERBUILDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERBUILDS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERBUILDS worth?
- OVERBUILDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERBUILDS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERBUILDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERBUILDS:
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