OVERLEND is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERLEND 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 OVERLEND?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLEND is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overlendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERLEND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLEND, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLEND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lend more money than is wise.
Banks that overlend can end up with loans that borrowers cannot repay. Economists use the word when explaining credit bubbles and financial crises.
How OVERLEND is used
Financial usage, usually about banks.
- Banks tend to overlend when the economy is booming.
- He regretted choosing to overlend to his friend.
- Regulators warned the lender not to overlend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLEND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERLEND
2 longer words begin with OVERLEND.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLEND
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Common questions about OVERLEND
- Is OVERLEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLEND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLEND worth?
- OVERLEND is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLEND mean?
- To lend more money than is wise.
- What letters can be added to OVERLEND?
- OVERLEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLEND:
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