OVERLOUD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERLOUD 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 OVERLOUD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLOUD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLOUD
No single letter turns OVERLOUD into another word.
How OVERLOUD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERLOUD, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLOUD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLOUD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Louder than is pleasant or suitable, to the point of being noisy.
The word suggests a sound that has crossed a line, such as music that drowns out conversation. It is milder than deafening and often carries a note of mild complaint. You may meet overloud in reviews of speakers, speeches and laughter.
How OVERLOUD is used
Describes sound, voices or music felt to exceed what the moment calls for.
- The overloud television made it impossible to hear the doorbell.
- His overloud laughter turned every head in the quiet restaurant.
- The band was good, but the drums were overloud for such a small room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERLOUD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERLOUD
1 longer words begin with OVERLOUD.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLOUD
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Common questions about OVERLOUD
- Is OVERLOUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLOUD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLOUD worth?
- OVERLOUD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERLOUD mean?
- Louder than is pleasant or suitable, to the point of being noisy.
- What letters can be added to OVERLOUD?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLOUD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERLOUD:
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