OVERSEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVERSEE 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 OVERSEE?
| 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: 65 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSEE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERSEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 189,483.
What does OVERSEE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To watch over a job or group of people to make sure things are done properly.
Managers, inspectors and committees oversee work without doing every task themselves. The idea is supervision from a position of responsibility.
How OVERSEE is used
Oversee is a formal verb and goes with projects, staff and operations.
- She was hired to oversee the building project.
- A small board will oversee the fund.
- The manager must oversee all the new staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSEE
9 longer words begin with OVERSEE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSEE
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Common questions about OVERSEE
- Is OVERSEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSEE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSEE worth?
- OVERSEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSEE mean?
- To watch over a job or group of people to make sure things are done properly.
- What letters can be added to OVERSEE?
- OVERSEE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERSEE:
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