OVEREXPLAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. OVEREXPLAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVEREXPLAIN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVEREXPLAIN is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVEREXPLAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overexplainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVEREXPLAIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVEREXPLAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVEREXPLAIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVEREXPLAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give far more explanation than is needed, until the point becomes dull or suspicious.
People who overexplain often do so from nerves, hoping to avoid being misunderstood. Writers are warned against it because spelling out every joke or detail takes away the reader pleasure of working things out.
How OVEREXPLAIN is used
Overexplain is informal and often used as advice, as in do not overexplain.
- He tends to overexplain whenever he is late.
- Good teachers know when to stop and not overexplain.
- If you overexplain a joke, it stops being funny.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVEREXPLAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVEREXPLAIN
3 longer words begin with OVEREXPLAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in OVEREXPLAIN
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Common questions about OVEREXPLAIN
- Is OVEREXPLAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVEREXPLAIN, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVEREXPLAIN worth?
- OVEREXPLAIN is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVEREXPLAIN mean?
- To give far more explanation than is needed, until the point becomes dull or suspicious.
- What letters can be added to OVEREXPLAIN?
- OVEREXPLAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVEREXPLAIN:
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