OVERTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OVERTURE 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 OVERTURE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTURE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTURE
Front hooks — 1
covertureChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERTURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERTURE, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERTURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An orchestral piece that opens an opera or play, or a first approach made to open talks.
Musical overtures set the mood before the curtain rises, and some are so loved that they are played alone in concerts. In diplomacy and business an overture is a friendly first step, such as a proposal sent to a rival. The verb form is rarer.
How OVERTURE is used
Often plural in the sense of friendly approaches: "peace overtures".
- The orchestra opened with the overture to The Magic Flute.
- The company made an overture to its former rival.
- Several countries made peace overtures that autumn.
- The overture ended just as the curtain began to rise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERTURE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OVERTURE
The 8 tiles of OVERTURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OVERTURE
2 longer words begin with OVERTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTURE
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Common questions about OVERTURE
- Is OVERTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERTURE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERTURE worth?
- OVERTURE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERTURE mean?
- An orchestral piece that opens an opera or play, or a first approach made to open talks.
- What letters can be added to OVERTURE?
- OVERTURE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERTURE:
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