OVERSTAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. OVERSTAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSTAFF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSTAFF is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSTAFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overstaffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSTAFF scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERSTAFF, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSTAFF has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSTAFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
To provide a business or workplace with more employees than it needs.
To overstaff a shop or office is to pay for workers who have too little to do. Managers who overstaff waste money, while those who understaff cause delays.
How OVERSTAFF is used
Used in business and management for a workforce larger than the work requires.
- The hotel was accused of overstaffing the front desk.
- Companies often overstaff during a boom.
- It is costly to overstaff a small factory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSTAFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSTAFF
4 longer words begin with OVERSTAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSTAFF
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Common questions about OVERSTAFF
- Is OVERSTAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSTAFF, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSTAFF worth?
- OVERSTAFF is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSTAFF mean?
- To provide a business or workplace with more employees than it needs.
- What letters can be added to OVERSTAFF?
- OVERSTAFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERSTAFF:
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