OVERSTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERSTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSTORY?
| 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 OVERSTORY is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSTORY
No single letter turns OVERSTORY into another word.
How OVERSTORY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERSTORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSTORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The topmost layer of foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the tallest trees.
Beneath the overstory lie shaded layers where smaller plants wait for gaps in the light. Foresters study the overstory to judge how much sun reaches the ground and which seedlings will survive.
How OVERSTORY is used
Used in forestry and ecology; the spelling overstorey is the main variant.
- Tall oaks formed a dense overstory above the path.
- Birds nest high in the overstory of the rainforest.
- Logging opened up the overstory and let sunlight reach the floor.
- Beneath the overstory, ferns and mosses thrive in the shade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSTORY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSTORY
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Common questions about OVERSTORY
- Is OVERSTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSTORY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSTORY worth?
- OVERSTORY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSTORY mean?
- The topmost layer of foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the tallest trees.
- What letters can be added to OVERSTORY?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERSTORY:
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