OVERSUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERSUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSUP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSUP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oversupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERSUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERSUP, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 434,233.
What does OVERSUP mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To eat or drink too much at supper.
Oversup uses the old verb sup, meaning to take a meal in the evening. It is archaic and now survives mostly in word lists and dialect writing.
How OVERSUP is used
Oversup is archaic and rarely used outside word games.
- The guests did oversup and fell asleep by the fire.
- He warned the boys not to oversup before the long walk.
- Few would oversup on such a meagre meal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSUP
7 longer words begin with OVERSUP.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSUP
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Common questions about OVERSUP
- Is OVERSUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSUP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSUP worth?
- OVERSUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSUP mean?
- To eat or drink too much at supper.
- What letters can be added to OVERSUP?
- OVERSUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERSUP:
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