OVERLEWD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERLEWD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLEWD?
| 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 OVERLEWD is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLEWD
No single letter turns OVERLEWD into another word.
How OVERLEWD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLEWD, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLEWD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLEWD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Indecent or coarse to an excessive degree.
Overlewd is a rare piece of vocabulary from older moral writing. It stacks an intensifier on a word that already carries disapproval. Modern speakers would simply say very crude.
How OVERLEWD is used
Archaic and rare; found in historical texts and word games.
- The preacher called the ballad overlewd and forbade it in the parish.
- Censors found the play overlewd for its time.
- An overlewd joke can embarrass a whole table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLEWD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLEWD
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Common questions about OVERLEWD
- Is OVERLEWD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLEWD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLEWD worth?
- OVERLEWD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLEWD mean?
- Indecent or coarse to an excessive degree.
- What letters can be added to OVERLEWD?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLEWD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLEWD:
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