OVERCATCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERCATCH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERCATCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERCATCH is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERCATCH
No single letter turns OVERCATCH into another word.
How OVERCATCH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERCATCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERCATCH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OVERCATCH
2 longer words begin with OVERCATCH.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERCATCH
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Common questions about OVERCATCH
- Is OVERCATCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERCATCH is not in it.
- How many points is OVERCATCH worth?
- OVERCATCH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERCATCH?
- No single letter can be added to OVERCATCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERCATCH:
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