OVERLAID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERLAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLAID?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLAID is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLAID
No single letter turns OVERLAID into another word.
How OVERLAID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLAID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERLAID
- All 8 letters of OVERLAID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERLAID mean in Scrabble?
OVERLAID is the past tense or past participle of OVERLAY.
OVERLAY(verb) — To cover a surface with a layer of something else.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLAID
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Common questions about OVERLAID
- Is OVERLAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLAID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLAID worth?
- OVERLAID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERLAID?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLAID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLAID:
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