OVERSPILL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OVERSPILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSPILL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSPILL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSPILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overspillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSPILL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERSPILL, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSPILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSPILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Something that spills over, especially people moving from a crowded city to nearby towns.
Planners in Britain once built new towns to take the overspill from cities with housing shortages. The word also covers any surplus that flows past its limit, such as water, traffic or a crowd.
How OVERSPILL is used
Used in town planning and in reports on crowding or surplus.
- The new estate was built for the overspill from the capital.
- Overspill from the stadium filled the nearby streets.
- The car park was full, so the overspill went onto the verge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSPILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERSPILL
The 9 tiles of OVERSPILL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OVERSPILL
3 longer words begin with OVERSPILL.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSPILL
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Common questions about OVERSPILL
- Is OVERSPILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSPILL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSPILL worth?
- OVERSPILL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSPILL mean?
- Something that spills over, especially people moving from a crowded city to nearby towns.
- What letters can be added to OVERSPILL?
- OVERSPILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERSPILL:
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