OVERSCORE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. OVERSCORE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
o1v4e1r1s1c3o1r1e1
PlayableOVERSCORE · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept OVERSCORE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful OVERSCORE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSCORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSCORE scores
Scrabble o1v4e1r1s1c3o1r1e1 14
Words with Friends o1v5e1r1s1c4o1r1e1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERSCORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSCORE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OVERSCORE
2 longer words begin with OVERSCORE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSCORE
coverers13 recovers13 corvees12 coverer12 crooves12 recover12 reverso10 rescore9 corvee11 corves11 covers11 croove11 revers9 rovers9 server9 soever9 verser9 cooees8 cooers8 cooser8 corers8 crores8 roscoe8 scorer8 rerose6 rooser6 cover10 coves10 voces10 erevs8 overs8 rover8 roves8 serve8 servo8 sever8 veers8 verre8 verse8 verso8
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Common questions about OVERSCORE
- Is OVERSCORE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERSCORE is not in it.
- How many points is OVERSCORE worth?
- OVERSCORE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERSCORE?
- OVERSCORE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERSCORE:
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