OVERSET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVERSET 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 OVERSET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSET is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oversetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERSET, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 105,269.
What stands out about OVERSET
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERSET mean in Scrabble?
verb
To knock something over or upset its balance.
The verb overset once described capsized boats and toppled chairs, and later extended to upsetting plans or minds. The word is rare today and is seen more in older prose.
How OVERSET is used
Overset can take a physical object or a plan as its object.
- A sudden wave could overset the little skiff.
- Bad news threatened to overset his calm.
- Careless hands may overset the vase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERSET
The 7 tiles of OVERSET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OVERSET
2 longer words begin with OVERSET.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSET
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Common questions about OVERSET
- Is OVERSET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSET, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSET worth?
- OVERSET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSET mean?
- To knock something over or upset its balance.
- What letters can be added to OVERSET?
- OVERSET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERSET:
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