OVERTOP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OVERTOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERTOP?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTOP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overtopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERTOP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVERTOP, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does OVERTOP mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To rise above the top of something, or to be higher or better than it.
Floodwater can overtop a wall, and a tall tower can overtop the buildings around it. In older prose the word also means to surpass others in quality or importance.
How OVERTOP is used
Overtop is used of water, buildings and, in figurative writing, of people who excel.
- The river threatened to overtop the dam.
- The old oak seemed to overtop every other tree.
- Her talent could overtop that of the rest of the class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERTOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERTOP
4 longer words begin with OVERTOP.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTOP
Showing 40 of 81. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about OVERTOP
- Is OVERTOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERTOP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERTOP worth?
- OVERTOP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERTOP mean?
- To rise above the top of something, or to be higher or better than it.
- What letters can be added to OVERTOP?
- OVERTOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVERTOP:
Open OVERTOP in the Word Finder