OVERSHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OVERSHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSHOT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSHOT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSHOT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERSHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 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 OVERSHOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSHOT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the upper part projecting beyond the lower, or driven by water that falls on top, as a wheel.
Overshot describes a jaw whose upper teeth stick out and a mill wheel turned by water poured over its top. It is also the past form of the verb overshoot, meaning to go past a mark.
How OVERSHOT is used
Used in engineering, dentistry and as a verb form.
- The mill used an overshot wheel to grind its flour.
- The dog had an overshot jaw.
- The pilot overshot the runway in the fog.
- We overshot our budget by a wide margin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSHOT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSHOT
1 longer words begin with OVERSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSHOT
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Common questions about OVERSHOT
- Is OVERSHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSHOT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSHOT worth?
- OVERSHOT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSHOT mean?
- Having the upper part projecting beyond the lower, or driven by water that falls on top, as a wheel.
- What letters can be added to OVERSHOT?
- OVERSHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERSHOT:
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