OVERSAIL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points

It depends on the list you play by. OVERSAIL 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept OVERSAIL?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful OVERSAIL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for OVERSAIL

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How OVERSAIL scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERSAIL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSAIL has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about OVERSAIL

• All 8 letters of OVERSAIL are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of OVERSAIL

The 8 tiles of OVERSAIL in a different order — 3 found.

Words starting with OVERSAIL

3 longer words begin with OVERSAIL.

Shorter words from the letters in OVERSAIL

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Common questions about OVERSAIL

Is OVERSAIL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSAIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is OVERSAIL worth?

OVERSAIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to OVERSAIL?

OVERSAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.