OVERISSUANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERISSUANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERISSUANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERISSUANCE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERISSUANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overissuancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERISSUANCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OVERISSUANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERISSUANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERISSUANCE
- OVERISSUANCE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERISSUANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The release of more shares, currency or credit than is allowed or sensible.
Overissuance of stock waters down the value held by existing shareholders. Regulators investigate overissuance when a company exceeds its authorised capital. The word overissuance belongs to finance and law.
How OVERISSUANCE is used
Overissuance is used in finance and law for issuing more securities or money than permitted.
- The audit uncovered an overissuance of shares.
- Overissuance of banknotes feeds inflation.
- The board denied any overissuance of credit cards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERISSUANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERISSUANCE
1 longer words begin with OVERISSUANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERISSUANCE
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Common questions about OVERISSUANCE
- Is OVERISSUANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERISSUANCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERISSUANCE worth?
- OVERISSUANCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERISSUANCE mean?
- The release of more shares, currency or credit than is allowed or sensible.
- What letters can be added to OVERISSUANCE?
- OVERISSUANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OVERISSUANCE:
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