OVERSWAM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERSWAM 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERSWAM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSWAM is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSWAM
No single letter turns OVERSWAM into another word.
How OVERSWAM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERSWAM, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSWAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERSWAM
- All 8 letters of OVERSWAM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSWAM
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Common questions about OVERSWAM
- Is OVERSWAM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERSWAM is not in it.
- How many points is OVERSWAM worth?
- OVERSWAM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERSWAM?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSWAM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERSWAM:
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