OVERLAX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERLAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLAX?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLAX is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLAX
No single letter turns OVERLAX into another word.
How OVERLAX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERLAX, 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 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does OVERLAX mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Too lax; not strict or careful enough.
Overlax describes rules, discipline or supervision that has slipped past the point of being merely relaxed. A manager can be accused of being overlax when problems keep going unchecked.
How OVERLAX is used
Rare; usually applied to standards, security or oversight.
- The school was criticised for its overlax attendance rules.
- An overlax attitude to safety led to the accident.
- He admitted that his supervision had been overlax.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLAX
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Common questions about OVERLAX
- Is OVERLAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLAX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLAX worth?
- OVERLAX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLAX mean?
- Too lax; not strict or careful enough.
- What letters can be added to OVERLAX?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERLAX:
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