OVERHYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. OVERHYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERHYPE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERHYPE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERHYPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERHYPE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERHYPE, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERHYPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERHYPE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To promote something so heavily that people expect far more than it delivers.
Marketers overhype products, and critics warn that an overhyped film often disappoints. The word also exists as a noun for the excess publicity itself.
How OVERHYPE is used
Informal; common in reviews, sport and technology news.
- Reviewers often overhype a new gadget before it ships.
- Do not overhype the match or fans will be let down.
- The studio chose to overhype the sequel for months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERHYPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERHYPE
2 longer words begin with OVERHYPE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERHYPE
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Common questions about OVERHYPE
- Is OVERHYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERHYPE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERHYPE worth?
- OVERHYPE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERHYPE mean?
- To promote something so heavily that people expect far more than it delivers.
- What letters can be added to OVERHYPE?
- OVERHYPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERHYPE:
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