OVERBUY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERBUY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERBUY?
| 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 OVERBUY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERBUY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overbuysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERBUY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERBUY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does OVERBUY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To buy more of something than you actually need or can use.
Shoppers overbuy when a sale or a fear of shortage pushes them past their real needs. Retailers also overbuy stock, which later forces them to cut prices.
How OVERBUY is used
Overbuy is used for households, shops and investors who purchase beyond what is sensible.
- It is easy to overbuy fresh food when you shop hungry.
- The store tends to overbuy winter coats and then discount them in March.
- Fans often overbuy tickets just to be safe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERBUY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERBUY
2 longer words begin with OVERBUY.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBUY
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Common questions about OVERBUY
- Is OVERBUY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERBUY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERBUY worth?
- OVERBUY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERBUY mean?
- To buy more of something than you actually need or can use.
- What letters can be added to OVERBUY?
- OVERBUY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERBUY:
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