OVERT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OVERT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERT
Front hooks — 1
covertBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OVERT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OVERT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about OVERT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done, shown, or expressed openly and plainly, not hidden or secret.
Overt behaviour or action takes place where it can be plainly seen and understood, standing directly opposite covert, which describes something concealed or disguised. Legal and political writing lean on the distinction heavily, as when a court weighs whether a defendant committed an overt act in furtherance of a conspiracy, since intent alone is rarely enough to prove wrongdoing. The word traces back to Old French overt, meaning open, related to the modern French ouvert and, more distantly, to the English word aperture.
How OVERT is used
Common in everyday, legal, and political writing, used to describe actions, hostility, or support that is openly shown rather than hidden.
- The company denied any overt discrimination in its hiring.
- His overt hostility surprised even his closest friends.
- Prosecutors needed to prove an overt act by the defendant.
- She showed overt support for the new policy at the meeting.
- There was nothing overt about his objection, only quiet resistance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERT
The 5 tiles of OVERT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OVERT
Showing 24 of 142 words that begin with OVERT.
Words ending in OVERT
7 words end in OVERT. Useful as a back hook: play OVERT onto a word already on the board.
Words with OVERT inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain OVERT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OVERT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERT
Common questions about OVERT
- Is OVERT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERT worth?
- OVERT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERT mean?
- Done, shown, or expressed openly and plainly, not hidden or secret.
- What letters can be added to OVERT?
- OVERT takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OVERT:
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