OVERESTIMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERESTIMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERESTIMATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERESTIMATE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERESTIMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERESTIMATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OVERESTIMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERESTIMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERESTIMATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To judge something to be greater, better or more likely than it really is.
People often overestimate how much they can finish in one afternoon. To overestimate costs can leave a budget bloated, while to overestimate your skill can lead to risk. As a noun, an overestimate is a figure that turned out too high.
How OVERESTIMATE is used
Overestimate is used as a verb and a noun for judging an amount or ability too high.
- Do not overestimate the speed of the connection.
- We tend to overestimate our own memory.
- The forecast was a clear overestimate of demand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERESTIMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERESTIMATE
2 longer words begin with OVERESTIMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERESTIMATE
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Common questions about OVERESTIMATE
- Is OVERESTIMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERESTIMATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERESTIMATE worth?
- OVERESTIMATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERESTIMATE mean?
- To judge something to be greater, better or more likely than it really is.
- What letters can be added to OVERESTIMATE?
- OVERESTIMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OVERESTIMATE:
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