OVERHASTY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. OVERHASTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERHASTY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERHASTY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERHASTY
No single letter turns OVERHASTY into another word.
How OVERHASTY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERHASTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERHASTY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERHASTY
- All 9 letters of OVERHASTY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERHASTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Acting or done with too much speed and not enough thought.
An overhasty decision is one made before the facts are in. It carries a mild warning, hinting that waiting a little would have avoided the mistake.
How OVERHASTY is used
Used for rushed choices, judgments and conclusions that could have been avoided with more care.
- It would be overhasty to blame the driver already.
- His overhasty reply caused a misunderstanding.
- Avoid overhasty changes to the plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERHASTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERHASTY
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Common questions about OVERHASTY
- Is OVERHASTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERHASTY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERHASTY worth?
- OVERHASTY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERHASTY mean?
- Acting or done with too much speed and not enough thought.
- What letters can be added to OVERHASTY?
- No single letter can be added to OVERHASTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERHASTY:
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