OVERVEILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERVEILS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERVEILS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERVEILS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERVEILS
No single letter turns OVERVEILS into another word.
How OVERVEILS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVERVEILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERVEILS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of OVERVEILS
The 9 tiles of OVERVEILS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERVEILS
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Common questions about OVERVEILS
- Is OVERVEILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERVEILS is not in it.
- How many points is OVERVEILS worth?
- OVERVEILS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERVEILS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERVEILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVERVEILS:
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