OVERLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLAND?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLAND is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERLAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLAND, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERLAND
- All 8 letters of OVERLAND are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERLAND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Travelling or carried out across land rather than by sea or air.
Overland routes include roads, railways and caravan paths. Explorers and traders speak of an overland journey when sea travel was not possible. It also works as an adverb.
How OVERLAND is used
Often found in travel and trade, as in overland route.
- The overland route to the coast takes three days.
- They made an overland trek across the desert.
- Goods came by overland caravan before the railway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERLAND
The 8 tiles of OVERLAND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OVERLAND
5 longer words begin with OVERLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLAND
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Common questions about OVERLAND
- Is OVERLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLAND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLAND worth?
- OVERLAND is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLAND mean?
- Travelling or carried out across land rather than by sea or air.
- What letters can be added to OVERLAND?
- OVERLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLAND:
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