OVERUTILISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERUTILISE 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 OVERUTILISE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERUTILISE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERUTILISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERUTILISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERUTILISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERUTILISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OVERUTILISE
2 longer words begin with OVERUTILISE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERUTILISE
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Common questions about OVERUTILISE
- Is OVERUTILISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERUTILISE is not in it.
- How many points is OVERUTILISE worth?
- OVERUTILISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERUTILISE?
- OVERUTILISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERUTILISE:
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