Scrabble Word Finder

OVERHANDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. OVERHANDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

o1v4e1r1h4a1n1d2s1
PlayableOVERHANDS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept OVERHANDS?

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

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.78
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.89%

Our own measure of how useful OVERHANDS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for OVERHANDS

No single letter turns OVERHANDS into another word.

How OVERHANDS scores

Scrabble o1v4e1r1h4a1n1d2s1 16
Words with Friends o1v5e1r1h3a1n2d2s1 17

Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERHANDS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
o18
v12
e112
r16
h12
a19
n16
d14
s14

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

What stands out about OVERHANDS

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of OVERHANDS

handovers16

The 9 tiles of OVERHANDS in a different order — 1 found.

Shorter words from the letters in OVERHANDS

handover15 overhand15 hardnose12 shroved14 dehorns11 hadrons11 handers11 hardens11 oversad11 savored11 vendors11 hoarsen10 senhora10 shaved13 shoved13 havens12 havers12 hoveas12 hovers12 shaven12 shaver12 shover12 shrove12 dasher10 davens10 dehorn10 dehors10 devons10 donahs10 dovens10 dovers10 droves10 endash10 hadron10 hander10 harden10 heards10 hoards10 hoared10 hondas10

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Common questions about OVERHANDS

Is OVERHANDS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERHANDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is OVERHANDS worth?
OVERHANDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to OVERHANDS?
No single letter can be added to OVERHANDS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERHANDS:

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