OVERDO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVERDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERDO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERDO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overdogChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OVERDO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OVERDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 73,912.
What stands out about OVERDO
- OVERDO begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERDO mean in Scrabble?
verb
To do something to excess, or to cook food for too long.
To overdo a thing is to carry it past the point where it helps, whether that is exercise, praise, make-up or a joke. In the kitchen the verb has a narrower sense, and a cook who lets the roast overdo in the oven leaves it dry. The common phrase overdo it warns a person to ease off before tiredness or injury sets in.
How OVERDO is used
Everyday verb; often followed by it, as in do not overdo it.
- Do not overdo the salt in the soup.
- Doctors warn patients not to overdo it in the first week after surgery.
- Actors who overdo the emotion can make a sad scene look false.
- I tried to overdo nothing and still ended the day exhausted.
- It is easy to overdo the garlic in a sauce this small.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERDO
20 longer words begin with OVERDO.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERDO
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Common questions about OVERDO
- Is OVERDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERDO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERDO worth?
- OVERDO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERDO mean?
- To do something to excess, or to cook food for too long.
- What letters can be added to OVERDO?
- OVERDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OVERDO:
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