OVERDEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERDEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERDEAR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERDEAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERDEAR
No single letter turns OVERDEAR into another word.
How OVERDEAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERDEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERDEAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERDEAR
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERDEAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Too costly, or valued too highly.
Overdear can suggest an unreasonable price or something cherished beyond reason. It is a rare compound, mostly seen in older prose and word lists.
How OVERDEAR is used
Rare and old-fashioned in tone.
- The shopkeeper found the carpet overdear at that price.
- Cheap and overdear goods were sold side by side.
- The dress proved overdear for her small budget.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERDEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERDEAR
The 8 tiles of OVERDEAR in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERDEAR
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Common questions about OVERDEAR
- Is OVERDEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERDEAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERDEAR worth?
- OVERDEAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERDEAR mean?
- Too costly, or valued too highly.
- What letters can be added to OVERDEAR?
- No single letter can be added to OVERDEAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERDEAR:
Open OVERDEAR in the Word Finder