OVERSHOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERSHOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSHOOT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSHOOT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSHOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overshootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSHOOT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERSHOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSHOOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSHOOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To go past an intended point, target or limit, whether in movement or in numbers.
Pilots overshoot a runway, drivers overshoot a turning, and project teams overshoot a budget. The verb overshoot always carries the sense of a small mistake of aim or timing that carries you further than planned.
How OVERSHOOT is used
Used for travel, aiming and sport, and figuratively for money and deadlines.
- The plane began to overshoot the runway in the fog.
- I tend to overshoot my exit on the motorway.
- The costs will overshoot the budget by a wide margin.
- Don't overshoot the target or the arrow will miss the hay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSHOOT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSHOOT
2 longer words begin with OVERSHOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSHOOT
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Common questions about OVERSHOOT
- Is OVERSHOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSHOOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSHOOT worth?
- OVERSHOOT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSHOOT mean?
- To go past an intended point, target or limit, whether in movement or in numbers.
- What letters can be added to OVERSHOOT?
- OVERSHOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERSHOOT:
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