OVERCOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERCOOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERCOOK?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERCOOK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERCOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overcooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERCOOK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERCOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERCOOK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERCOOK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cook food for too long or at too high a heat, spoiling its taste or texture.
Overcooked vegetables go limp, steak turns tough and pasta becomes mush. Unlike overbake, it covers any method, from boiling to grilling.
How OVERCOOK is used
Common in everyday talk about meals; the past participle is often used as an adjective.
- Do not overcook the fish, or it will fall apart and taste dry.
- He tends to overcook rice whenever he stops watching the pot.
- A few minutes too long will overcook an egg until the yolk turns grey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERCOOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERCOOK
3 longer words begin with OVERCOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERCOOK
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Common questions about OVERCOOK
- Is OVERCOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERCOOK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERCOOK worth?
- OVERCOOK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERCOOK mean?
- To cook food for too long or at too high a heat, spoiling its taste or texture.
- What letters can be added to OVERCOOK?
- OVERCOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERCOOK:
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