OVERCROWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERCROWS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERCROWS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERCROWS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERCROWS
No single letter turns OVERCROWS into another word.
How OVERCROWS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERCROWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERCROWS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERCROWS mean in Scrabble?
OVERCROWS is the present-tense form of OVERCROW used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERCROWS
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Common questions about OVERCROWS
- Is OVERCROWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERCROWS is not in it.
- How many points is OVERCROWS worth?
- OVERCROWS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERCROWS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERCROWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERCROWS:
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