OVERHEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OVERHEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERHEAT?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERHEAT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERHEAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overheatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERHEAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERHEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERHEAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERHEAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become or make too hot, or to show signs of inflation as demand outruns output.
Engines and laptops overheat when cooling fails. Economists use the verb of a country whose spending pushes prices up faster than production grows.
How OVERHEAT is used
Used of machines, cooking and economies.
- The engine will overheat if the fan stops.
- Do not overheat the milk or it will burn.
- Analysts feared the economy would overheat.
- Old phones overheat while charging.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERHEAT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERHEAT
The 8 tiles of OVERHEAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OVERHEAT
4 longer words begin with OVERHEAT.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERHEAT
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Common questions about OVERHEAT
- Is OVERHEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERHEAT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERHEAT worth?
- OVERHEAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERHEAT mean?
- To become or make too hot, or to show signs of inflation as demand outruns output.
- What letters can be added to OVERHEAT?
- OVERHEAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERHEAT:
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