OVERLOCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERLOCKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OVERLOCKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLOCKS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLOCKS
No single letter turns OVERLOCKS into another word.
How OVERLOCKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERLOCKS, 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 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLOCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLOCKS mean in Scrabble?
OVERLOCKS is the present-tense form of OVERLOCK used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLOCKS
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Common questions about OVERLOCKS
- Is OVERLOCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLOCKS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLOCKS worth?
- OVERLOCKS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERLOCKS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLOCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERLOCKS:
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