OVERPAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERPAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERPAY?
| 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 OVERPAY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERPAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overpaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERPAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERPAY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does OVERPAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pay someone more than the correct or fair amount.
You can overpay a bill by mistake, or overpay for a purchase because the price is inflated. Employers overpay staff when payroll errors give someone extra wages.
How OVERPAY is used
Overpay covers both accidental extra payments and deliberately high prices or salaries.
- Check the meter reading so you do not overpay for electricity.
- Tourists often overpay for water near the station.
- The club was accused of choosing to overpay its star striker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERPAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERPAY
4 longer words begin with OVERPAY.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERPAY
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Common questions about OVERPAY
- Is OVERPAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERPAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERPAY worth?
- OVERPAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERPAY mean?
- To pay someone more than the correct or fair amount.
- What letters can be added to OVERPAY?
- OVERPAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERPAY:
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