OVERSIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERSIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSIDE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSIDE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oversidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERSIDE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSIDE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
nautical
Over the side of a ship or boat, into the water.
Overside is a seafarer's word, found in orders and logbooks about lowering or dropping things from a vessel. It is rare outside nautical writing. As a noun it has also meant the flip side of a record, though that sense is much less common.
How OVERSIDE is used
Used mainly in nautical contexts for work done or objects dropped over a vessel's side.
- The crew lowered the pilot ladder overside at dawn.
- Anything not tied down went overside in the storm.
- Cargo was discharged overside into waiting barges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSIDE
1 longer words begin with OVERSIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSIDE
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Common questions about OVERSIDE
- Is OVERSIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSIDE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSIDE worth?
- OVERSIDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSIDE mean?
- Over the side of a ship or boat, into the water.
- What letters can be added to OVERSIDE?
- OVERSIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERSIDE:
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