OVERDRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OVERDRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERDRESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERDRESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERDRESS
No single letter turns OVERDRESS into another word.
How OVERDRESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERDRESS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERDRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERDRESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To wear clothes that are too formal, too elaborate or too warm for the occasion.
To overdress is a social slip rather than a crime, the opposite of arriving underdressed. It may also mean putting on too many layers for the weather.
How OVERDRESS is used
Overdress is everyday English, often used in advice about dress codes and children in cold weather.
- It is better to overdress slightly than to look careless.
- Do not overdress the baby on a mild day.
- I did overdress for the picnic and felt silly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERDRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERDRESS
3 longer words begin with OVERDRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERDRESS
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Common questions about OVERDRESS
- Is OVERDRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERDRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERDRESS worth?
- OVERDRESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERDRESS mean?
- To wear clothes that are too formal, too elaborate or too warm for the occasion.
- What letters can be added to OVERDRESS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERDRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERDRESS:
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