OVERSERVICE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. OVERSERVICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSERVICE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSERVICE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSERVICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSERVICE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERSERVICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSERVICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSERVICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Service given in excess, especially serving alcohol to someone already drunk.
Bars can face legal trouble for overservice when a guest is harmed after drinking. In business generally it means offering more attention than the customer wanted.
How OVERSERVICE is used
Mainly seen in licensing and hospitality discussions.
- The bar was fined for overservice.
- Overservice leaves guests irritated rather than pleased.
- Training staff helps prevent overservice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSERVICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSERVICE
2 longer words begin with OVERSERVICE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSERVICE
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Common questions about OVERSERVICE
- Is OVERSERVICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSERVICE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSERVICE worth?
- OVERSERVICE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSERVICE mean?
- Service given in excess, especially serving alcohol to someone already drunk.
- What letters can be added to OVERSERVICE?
- OVERSERVICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERSERVICE:
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