OVERCIVILISED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERCIVILISED 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERCIVILISED?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERCIVILISED is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERCIVILISED
No single letter turns OVERCIVILISED into another word.
How OVERCIVILISED scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in OVERCIVILISED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERCIVILISED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERCIVILISED
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Common questions about OVERCIVILISED
- Is OVERCIVILISED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERCIVILISED is not in it.
- How many points is OVERCIVILISED worth?
- OVERCIVILISED is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERCIVILISED?
- No single letter can be added to OVERCIVILISED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of OVERCIVILISED:
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