OVERSIZING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERSIZING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERSIZING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSIZING is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSIZING
No single letter turns OVERSIZING into another word.
How OVERSIZING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERSIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSIZING mean in Scrabble?
OVERSIZING is the -ing form (present participle) of OVERSIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSIZING
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Common questions about OVERSIZING
- Is OVERSIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERSIZING is not in it.
- How many points is OVERSIZING worth?
- OVERSIZING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERSIZING?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSIZING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERSIZING:
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