OVERTRIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERTRIPS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERTRIPS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTRIPS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTRIPS
No single letter turns OVERTRIPS into another word.
How OVERTRIPS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERTRIPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERTRIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERTRIPS mean in Scrabble?
OVERTRIPS is the present-tense form of OVERTRIP used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTRIPS
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Common questions about OVERTRIPS
- Is OVERTRIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERTRIPS is not in it.
- How many points is OVERTRIPS worth?
- OVERTRIPS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERTRIPS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERTRIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERTRIPS:
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