OVERKINDNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERKINDNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERKINDNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERKINDNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERKINDNESS
No single letter turns OVERKINDNESS into another word.
How OVERKINDNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OVERKINDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERKINDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OVERKINDNESS
1 longer words begin with OVERKINDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERKINDNESS
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Common questions about OVERKINDNESS
- Is OVERKINDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERKINDNESS is not in it.
- How many points is OVERKINDNESS worth?
- OVERKINDNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERKINDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERKINDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OVERKINDNESS:
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