OVERPAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OVERPAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERPAYS?
| 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 OVERPAYS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERPAYS
No single letter turns OVERPAYS into another word.
How OVERPAYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERPAYS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERPAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERPAYS
- All 8 letters of OVERPAYS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERPAYS mean in Scrabble?
OVERPAYS is the present-tense form of OVERPAY used with he, she and it.
OVERPAY(verb) — To pay someone more than the correct or fair amount.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERPAYS
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Common questions about OVERPAYS
- Is OVERPAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERPAYS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERPAYS worth?
- OVERPAYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERPAYS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERPAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERPAYS:
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