OVERLIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVERLIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLIT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLIT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLIT
No single letter turns OVERLIT into another word.
How OVERLIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERLIT, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does OVERLIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lit too brightly, so that detail is lost or the effect is harsh.
Photographers and stage designers use it as a criticism. An overlit room feels flat and glaring, and the term is the opposite of dim or moody lighting.
How OVERLIT is used
Overlit describes rooms, scenes or photographs.
- The overlit shop made everything look cheap.
- Her face looked pale in the overlit photograph.
- Stage managers disliked the overlit set.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERLIT
2 longer words begin with OVERLIT.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLIT
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Common questions about OVERLIT
- Is OVERLIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLIT worth?
- OVERLIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLIT mean?
- Lit too brightly, so that detail is lost or the effect is harsh.
- What letters can be added to OVERLIT?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERLIT:
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