OVERWEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OVERWEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERWEAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERWEAR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERWEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERWEAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERWEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERWEAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERWEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To damage something by wearing it too often or for too long.
Shoes, gloves and favourite jackets are the usual victims of this habit. The result is thin fabric and frayed edges, so the item has to be replaced sooner than expected. Rotating your clothes is the easy way to avoid the habit of overwear.
How OVERWEAR is used
Said of clothes or footwear that are worn until they are spoiled.
- If you overwear one pair of boots, the soles will not last the winter.
- She tends to overwear her best scarf.
- Children overwear their school shoes within a term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERWEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERWEAR
6 longer words begin with OVERWEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERWEAR
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Common questions about OVERWEAR
- Is OVERWEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERWEAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERWEAR worth?
- OVERWEAR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERWEAR mean?
- To damage something by wearing it too often or for too long.
- What letters can be added to OVERWEAR?
- OVERWEAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERWEAR:
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