OVERSALE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OVERSALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSALE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSALE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oversalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSALE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERSALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The selling of more goods or tickets than can actually be supplied.
Oversale is a risk in industries with limited stock, such as airlines, hotels and commodity markets. When contracts for a harvest exceed the crop, the gap is called the oversale. The trader must then find the goods elsewhere or settle in some other way.
How OVERSALE is used
A trade term; related to the verb oversell.
- The company faced a large oversale after a poor harvest.
- An oversale of seats on the evening flight forced several passengers to wait.
- Brokers watched the oversale closely before the contracts fell due.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSALE
1 longer words begin with OVERSALE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSALE
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Common questions about OVERSALE
- Is OVERSALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSALE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSALE worth?
- OVERSALE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSALE mean?
- The selling of more goods or tickets than can actually be supplied.
- What letters can be added to OVERSALE?
- OVERSALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERSALE:
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