OVERSAILING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERSAILING 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OVERSAILING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSAILING is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSAILING
No single letter turns OVERSAILING into another word.
How OVERSAILING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERSAILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSAILING has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of OVERSAILING
The 11 tiles of OVERSAILING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSAILING
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Common questions about OVERSAILING
- Is OVERSAILING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSAILING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSAILING worth?
- OVERSAILING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERSAILING?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSAILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERSAILING:
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