OVERLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OVERLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLATE?
| 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 OVERLATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLATE
No single letter turns OVERLATE into another word.
How OVERLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLATE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
Too late; at an excessively late time.
Overlate is a one-word form of "too late", now mostly found in old texts. It can be an adverb, as in arriving overlate, or an adjective meaning excessively late. Modern speakers would say "far too late" instead.
How OVERLATE is used
Old-fashioned; usually follows the verb it modifies.
- The messenger arrived overlate to warn the village.
- He rose overlate and missed the morning coach.
- The overlate harvest left the fields bare in October.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERLATE
The 8 tiles of OVERLATE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLATE
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Common questions about OVERLATE
- Is OVERLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLATE worth?
- OVERLATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLATE mean?
- Too late; at an excessively late time.
- What letters can be added to OVERLATE?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLATE:
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