OVERSWELLING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERSWELLING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERSWELLING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSWELLING is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSWELLING
No single letter turns OVERSWELLING into another word.
How OVERSWELLING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OVERSWELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSWELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSWELLING
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Common questions about OVERSWELLING
- Is OVERSWELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERSWELLING is not in it.
- How many points is OVERSWELLING worth?
- OVERSWELLING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERSWELLING?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSWELLING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OVERSWELLING:
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