OVERNOURISH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERNOURISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERNOURISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERNOURISH is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERNOURISH
No single letter turns OVERNOURISH into another word.
How OVERNOURISH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERNOURISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERNOURISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERNOURISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To feed a person, animal or plant more than is good for its health.
Overnourish sounds odd to many ears because nourishment is normally a good thing. Gardeners overnourish a plant with too much fertiliser and get leaves but no flowers. Farmers and parents sometimes make the same mistake with stock and children.
How OVERNOURISH is used
Overnourish is rare and appears in nutrition, farming and gardening contexts.
- Do not overnourish the seedlings with strong fertiliser.
- Farmers who overnourish their cattle may harm the herd.
- She was afraid to overnourish the baby.
- To overnourish a lawn is to invite weeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERNOURISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERNOURISH
4 longer words begin with OVERNOURISH.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERNOURISH
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Common questions about OVERNOURISH
- Is OVERNOURISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERNOURISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERNOURISH worth?
- OVERNOURISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERNOURISH mean?
- To feed a person, animal or plant more than is good for its health.
- What letters can be added to OVERNOURISH?
- No single letter can be added to OVERNOURISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERNOURISH:
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