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OVEREMPHASISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. OVEREMPHASISE 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

o1v4e1r1e1m3p3h4a1s1i1s1e1
Depends on the listOVEREMPHASISE · 13 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
13letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept OVEREMPHASISE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 38 / 100

38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.77
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.46%

Our own measure of how useful OVEREMPHASISE is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for OVEREMPHASISE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How OVEREMPHASISE scores

Scrabble o1v4e1r1e1m3p3h4a1s1i1s1e1 23
Words with Friends o1v5e1r1e1m4p4h3a1s1i1s1e1 25

Face value of the 13 tiles in OVEREMPHASISE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
o18
v12
e312
r16
m12
p12
h12
a19
s24
i19

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVEREMPHASISE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with OVEREMPHASISE

overemphasised25 overemphasises24

2 longer words begin with OVEREMPHASISE.

Shorter words from the letters in OVEREMPHASISE

empoverishes22 overemphases22 overemphasis22 reemphasise18 empoverish20 reeveships18 emperishes17 mesosphere17 reemphases17 reemphasis17 semaphores17 epimerases14 overheaps17 reeveship17 aphorisms16 emphasise16 ephemeras16 ephemeris16 misphrase16 misshaper16 samphires16 semaphore16 seraphims16 shivarees15 aphereses14 apheresis14 aphorises14 aspersive14 pharisees14 phoresies14 sphairees14 vaporises14 emperises13 epimerase13 permeases13 promisees13 reimposes13 isomerase11 overheap16 vaporish16

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Common questions about OVEREMPHASISE

Is OVEREMPHASISE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVEREMPHASISE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is OVEREMPHASISE worth?
OVEREMPHASISE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to OVEREMPHASISE?
OVEREMPHASISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of OVEREMPHASISE:

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