OVERTOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OVERTOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERTOIL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTOIL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overtoilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERTOIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERTOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERTOIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERTOIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To work so hard that one is worn out.
Overtoil carries the weight of long physical labour in old tales of farmers and miners. It may be reflexive, as when someone overtoils himself, or used with another person as the object. The word is much less common than "overwork" but has a more grim and literary tone.
How OVERTOIL is used
Literary and uncommon; compare overwork.
- The farmer would overtoil himself during the harvest.
- They were told not to overtoil the horses on the hill.
- Years of overtoil had bent the old miner's back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERTOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERTOIL
3 longer words begin with OVERTOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTOIL
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Common questions about OVERTOIL
- Is OVERTOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERTOIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERTOIL worth?
- OVERTOIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERTOIL mean?
- To work so hard that one is worn out.
- What letters can be added to OVERTOIL?
- OVERTOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERTOIL:
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