OVERSTANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERSTANDS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERSTANDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSTANDS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSTANDS
No single letter turns OVERSTANDS into another word.
How OVERSTANDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERSTANDS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSTANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of OVERSTANDS
The 10 tiles of OVERSTANDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSTANDS
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Common questions about OVERSTANDS
- Is OVERSTANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERSTANDS is not in it.
- How many points is OVERSTANDS worth?
- OVERSTANDS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERSTANDS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSTANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERSTANDS:
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