OVERRUN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVERRUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERRUN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERRUN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERRUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overrunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERRUN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERRUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 231,591.
What does OVERRUN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, or to go past a limit.
Weeds overrun a garden, armies overrun a border and meetings overrun their time. Across all these uses there is the idea of crossing a boundary that was meant to hold.
How OVERRUN is used
Overrun works with places, schedules and budgets as objects.
- Weeds began to overrun the abandoned yard.
- The film is likely to overrun its budget again.
- Enemy troops managed to overrun the outpost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERRUN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERRUN
The 7 tiles of OVERRUN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OVERRUN
4 longer words begin with OVERRUN.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERRUN
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Common questions about OVERRUN
- Is OVERRUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERRUN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERRUN worth?
- OVERRUN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERRUN mean?
- To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, or to go past a limit.
- What letters can be added to OVERRUN?
- OVERRUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERRUN:
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