OVERWILY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OVERWILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERWILY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERWILY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERWILY
No single letter turns OVERWILY into another word.
How OVERWILY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERWILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERWILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVERWILY
- All 8 letters of OVERWILY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVERWILY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Too crafty or cunning, so clever at scheming that it becomes a fault.
A little cunning can win an argument, but an overwily plan often falls apart or earns distrust. The word hints that the scheming has been carried one step too far.
How OVERWILY is used
Rare; used for people or plans that seem excessively sly.
- The overwily fox in the fable outsmarted himself in the end.
- His overwily bargaining made the merchants wary of dealing with him.
- An overwily scheme is easy for others to spot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERWILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERWILY
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Common questions about OVERWILY
- Is OVERWILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERWILY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERWILY worth?
- OVERWILY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERWILY mean?
- Too crafty or cunning, so clever at scheming that it becomes a fault.
- What letters can be added to OVERWILY?
- No single letter can be added to OVERWILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERWILY:
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