OVERZEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. OVERZEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERZEAL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERZEAL is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERZEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
overzealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVERZEAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVERZEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERZEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERZEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A degree of eagerness that goes beyond what is sensible or helpful.
Overzeal is usually a fault of the keen, not the lazy: the person means well but pushes too hard. It often shows up in reformers, new recruits and fervent supporters of a cause.
How OVERZEAL is used
Overzeal is found mostly in written commentary, where it explains why a well-meant effort backfired.
- His overzeal in correcting every small error annoyed the whole team.
- The campaign collapsed under the weight of its own overzeal.
- A little overzeal is forgivable in a rookie, but not in a manager.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERZEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERZEAL
4 longer words begin with OVERZEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERZEAL
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Common questions about OVERZEAL
- Is OVERZEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERZEAL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERZEAL worth?
- OVERZEAL is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERZEAL mean?
- A degree of eagerness that goes beyond what is sensible or helpful.
- What letters can be added to OVERZEAL?
- OVERZEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVERZEAL:
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