OVERWHELMINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERWHELMINGS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVERWHELMINGS?
| 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 OVERWHELMINGS is to know. It scores 25 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERWHELMINGS
No single letter turns OVERWHELMINGS into another word.
How OVERWHELMINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in OVERWHELMINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERWHELMINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERWHELMINGS
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Common questions about OVERWHELMINGS
- Is OVERWHELMINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVERWHELMINGS is not in it.
- How many points is OVERWHELMINGS worth?
- OVERWHELMINGS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERWHELMINGS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERWHELMINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of OVERWHELMINGS:
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