OVERTYPES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERTYPES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OVERTYPES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERTYPES is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERTYPES
No single letter turns OVERTYPES into another word.
How OVERTYPES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERTYPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERTYPES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERTYPES mean in Scrabble?
OVERTYPES is the present-tense form of OVERTYPE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERTYPES
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Common questions about OVERTYPES
- Is OVERTYPES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERTYPES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERTYPES worth?
- OVERTYPES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERTYPES?
- No single letter can be added to OVERTYPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERTYPES:
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