OVERPAID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OVERPAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERPAID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERPAID is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERPAID
No single letter turns OVERPAID into another word.
How OVERPAID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERPAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERPAID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERPAID
- All 8 letters of OVERPAID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERPAID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Paid more than the work is worth or more than is due.
Overpaid is a favourite word in arguments about pay, applied to footballers, bankers and managers. It also has a plain accounting meaning for money handed out in error.
How OVERPAID is used
Common in opinion and finance; also the past form of overpay.
- Fans called the striker hopelessly overpaid.
- The overpaid clerk was asked to return the difference.
- Many workers feel that directors are overpaid.
- The tax office said she was overpaid last year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERPAID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERPAID
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Common questions about OVERPAID
- Is OVERPAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERPAID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERPAID worth?
- OVERPAID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERPAID mean?
- Paid more than the work is worth or more than is due.
- What letters can be added to OVERPAID?
- No single letter can be added to OVERPAID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERPAID:
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