OVERTIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OVERTIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERTIRE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTIRE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERTIRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERTIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERTIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERTIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make someone too tired, or to become exhausted.
Parents are told not to overtire a small child before bedtime, since the result is often more fuss rather than more sleep. Nurses and coaches use the same warning about patients and athletes. The verb can be applied to oneself as well as to others.
How OVERTIRE is used
Often used in warnings and advice; the participle "overtired" is more common.
- Try not to overtire the baby with too many visitors.
- The long climb threatened to overtire the older hikers.
- He was careful not to overtire himself during recovery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERTIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERTIRE
2 longer words begin with OVERTIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTIRE
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Common questions about OVERTIRE
- Is OVERTIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERTIRE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERTIRE worth?
- OVERTIRE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERTIRE mean?
- To make someone too tired, or to become exhausted.
- What letters can be added to OVERTIRE?
- OVERTIRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERTIRE:
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