OVERTAX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERTAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERTAX?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTAX is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTAX
No single letter turns OVERTAX into another word.
How OVERTAX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERTAX, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does OVERTAX mean in Scrabble?
verb
To tax too heavily, or to put too much strain on someone or something.
In finance the word is literal: a government can overtax its citizens. More often it is figurative, as when you overtax your strength, patience or memory.
How OVERTAX is used
Used both in politics and in everyday talk about effort and endurance.
- Do not overtax yourself on the first day back.
- Critics say the plan would overtax small businesses.
- Such a long climb may overtax his heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERTAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERTAX
5 longer words begin with OVERTAX.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTAX
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Common questions about OVERTAX
- Is OVERTAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERTAX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERTAX worth?
- OVERTAX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERTAX mean?
- To tax too heavily, or to put too much strain on someone or something.
- What letters can be added to OVERTAX?
- No single letter can be added to OVERTAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERTAX:
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