OVERGILD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OVERGILD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERGILD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERGILD is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERGILD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overgildsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERGILD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERGILD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERGILD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERGILD
- All 8 letters of OVERGILD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERGILD mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To cover a surface with a layer of gold, or to cover it with too much gilding.
Overgild belongs to old craft language and to writers who like richly decorated images. It can mean plain gilding, or the excess of ornament that hides what lies beneath.
How OVERGILD is used
Mostly seen in literary or older writing, often as a past participle.
- The craftsman will overgild the frame with thin leaf.
- Poets who overgild their lines can bury the meaning.
- The overgild effect made the altar glitter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERGILD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERGILD
3 longer words begin with OVERGILD.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERGILD
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Common questions about OVERGILD
- Is OVERGILD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERGILD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERGILD worth?
- OVERGILD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERGILD mean?
- To cover a surface with a layer of gold, or to cover it with too much gilding.
- What letters can be added to OVERGILD?
- OVERGILD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERGILD:
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