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.
o1v4e1r1b3u1y4
PlayableOVERBUY · 7 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 868,466odds of drawing this rack
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
55WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.14
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.14%
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
Scrabble o1v4e1r1b3u1y4 15
Words with Friends o1v5e1r1b4u2y3 17
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.
Words starting with OVERBUY
2 longer words begin with OVERBUY.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERBUY
overby14 voyeur12 bevor10 buyer10 rebuy10 ybore10 bevy12 very10 brey9 bruv9 buoy9 bury9 byre9 obey9 orby9 ruby9 verb9 yebo9 eruv7 over7 oyer7 rove7 vrou7 yore7 your7 boer6 bore6 robe6 rube6 urbe6 euro4 roue4 bev8 bey8 bov8 boy8 buy8 bye8 obv8 yob8
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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 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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