OVERSEA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVERSEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSEA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSEA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overseasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSEA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERSEA, 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 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What does OVERSEA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Located in, coming from, or travelling to a place across the sea.
This is a variant of the more usual overseas and tends to be seen before nouns. It often appears in business and travel language about trade, students or visits.
How OVERSEA is used
Oversea is the less common spelling and is used before a noun.
- The firm opened an oversea branch last year.
- They sent letters to every oversea customer.
- An oversea voyage took several weeks then.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSEA
1 longer words begin with OVERSEA.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSEA
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Common questions about OVERSEA
- Is OVERSEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSEA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSEA worth?
- OVERSEA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSEA mean?
- Located in, coming from, or travelling to a place across the sea.
- What letters can be added to OVERSEA?
- OVERSEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERSEA:
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