OVERCOY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERCOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERCOY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERCOY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERCOY
No single letter turns OVERCOY into another word.
How OVERCOY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERCOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 992,532.
What does OVERCOY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Too coy, shy or evasive, especially in a manner that seems put on.
Overcoy is a rare word for someone who plays hard to get or avoids a straight answer more than the situation calls for. Because coyness can be charming in small amounts, overcoy marks the point where it becomes tiresome.
How OVERCOY is used
Overcoy is an uncommon descriptive word, used in literary or playful writing about evasive behaviour.
- His overcoy replies made the interviewer lose patience.
- She was overcoy about the surprise, hinting at it all week.
- The overcoy smile gave away more than any speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERCOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERCOY
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Common questions about OVERCOY
- Is OVERCOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERCOY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERCOY worth?
- OVERCOY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERCOY mean?
- Too coy, shy or evasive, especially in a manner that seems put on.
- What letters can be added to OVERCOY?
- No single letter can be added to OVERCOY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERCOY:
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