OVERSIMPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERSIMPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSIMPLE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSIMPLE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSIMPLE
No single letter turns OVERSIMPLE into another word.
How OVERSIMPLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERSIMPLE, 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 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSIMPLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSIMPLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Too basic to capture the real complexity of something.
An oversimple explanation leaves out the details that matter, and critics use the word to fault arguments or models. It is slightly gentler than "simplistic". The idea is that the neat answer cannot be right.
How OVERSIMPLE is used
Used critically about explanations, theories, plans and models.
- The oversimple model ignored how people actually behave.
- Blaming one cause is an oversimple view of the crisis.
- She dismissed the proposal as oversimple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSIMPLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSIMPLE
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Common questions about OVERSIMPLE
- Is OVERSIMPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSIMPLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSIMPLE worth?
- OVERSIMPLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSIMPLE mean?
- Too basic to capture the real complexity of something.
- What letters can be added to OVERSIMPLE?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSIMPLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERSIMPLE:
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