OVERMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERMAN 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 OVERMAN?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERMAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does OVERMAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To provide a workplace or ship with more workers than it needs.
To overman a project is to waste wages on people who have little to do. The same word is also a noun for a foreman, especially in a coal mine.
How OVERMAN is used
Overman is a rare verb in business and maritime writing.
- The shipyard was accused of trying to overman every vessel.
- Managers often overman a new project and then cut staff later.
- It is wasteful to overman a small shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERMAN
17 longer words begin with OVERMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERMAN
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Common questions about OVERMAN
- Is OVERMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERMAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERMAN worth?
- OVERMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERMAN mean?
- To provide a workplace or ship with more workers than it needs.
- What letters can be added to OVERMAN?
- OVERMAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERMAN:
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