OVERPREPARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERPREPARE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERPREPARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERPREPARE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERPREPARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERPREPARE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERPREPARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERPREPARE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OVERPREPARE
2 longer words begin with OVERPREPARE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERPREPARE
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Common questions about OVERPREPARE
- Is OVERPREPARE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERPREPARE is not in it.
- How many points is OVERPREPARE worth?
- OVERPREPARE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERPREPARE?
- OVERPREPARE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERPREPARE:
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