OVERGIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERGIVES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERGIVES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERGIVES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERGIVES
No single letter turns OVERGIVES into another word.
How OVERGIVES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERGIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERGIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERGIVES mean in Scrabble?
OVERGIVES is the present-tense form of OVERGIVE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERGIVES
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Common questions about OVERGIVES
- Is OVERGIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERGIVES is not in it.
- How many points is OVERGIVES worth?
- OVERGIVES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERGIVES?
- No single letter can be added to OVERGIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERGIVES:
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