OVERREACTION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERREACTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERREACTION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERREACTION is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERREACTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overreactionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERREACTION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OVERREACTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERREACTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERREACTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A response that is stronger or more emotional than the situation deserves.
Shouting over a spilled cup of tea would be an overreaction. Commentators call a market panic an overreaction when prices fall further than facts justify. The word overreaction implies that a calmer reply was available.
How OVERREACTION is used
Overreaction is used for an excessive emotional or practical response to events.
- The ban was an overreaction to one complaint.
- Stocks dropped in an overreaction to the news.
- His overreaction embarrassed everyone at the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERREACTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERREACTION
1 longer words begin with OVERREACTION.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERREACTION
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Common questions about OVERREACTION
- Is OVERREACTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERREACTION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERREACTION worth?
- OVERREACTION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERREACTION mean?
- A response that is stronger or more emotional than the situation deserves.
- What letters can be added to OVERREACTION?
- OVERREACTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OVERREACTION:
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