OVERRIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERRIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERRIDE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERRIDE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERRIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERRIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERRIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERRIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERRIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To set aside or cancel a decision, rule or automatic setting by using higher authority or manual control.
A manager can override a junior's choice, and a pilot can override the autopilot. In software the word describes replacing default behaviour with your own. The idea is always that one force wins out over another that would normally apply.
How OVERRIDE is used
Common in law, politics, engineering and programming for taking control from a default.
- The president tried to override the veto with a vote in the legislature.
- You can override the default settings in the options menu.
- The pilot chose to override the autopilot and fly by hand.
- Strong feelings can override good judgement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERRIDE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERRIDE
3 longer words begin with OVERRIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERRIDE
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Common questions about OVERRIDE
- Is OVERRIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERRIDE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERRIDE worth?
- OVERRIDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERRIDE mean?
- To set aside or cancel a decision, rule or automatic setting by using higher authority or manual control.
- What letters can be added to OVERRIDE?
- OVERRIDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERRIDE:
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