OVERLOAD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERLOAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERLOAD?
| 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 OVERLOAD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLOAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overloadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERLOAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLOAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLOAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLOAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put too much weight, work or demand on something.
You can overload a truck, a power socket or a schedule. In computing it also describes giving a system more data than it can handle. As a noun it names the state of being overloaded.
How OVERLOAD is used
Very common in everyday, technical and electrical contexts.
- Do not overload the extension cord.
- The new rules will overload the court system.
- Try not to overload your schedule this week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLOAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERLOAD
3 longer words begin with OVERLOAD.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLOAD
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Common questions about OVERLOAD
- Is OVERLOAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLOAD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLOAD worth?
- OVERLOAD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLOAD mean?
- To put too much weight, work or demand on something.
- What letters can be added to OVERLOAD?
- OVERLOAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLOAD:
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