OVERZEALOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. OVERZEALOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERZEALOUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERZEALOUS is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERZEALOUS
No single letter turns OVERZEALOUS into another word.
How OVERZEALOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVERZEALOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERZEALOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERZEALOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing too much eagerness or enthusiasm, to the point of causing problems.
An overzealous official applies rules harder than they were meant to be applied. The word usually suggests good intentions that have gone a step too far.
How OVERZEALOUS is used
Overzealous is typically used to criticise officials, fans, guards or enforcers.
- An overzealous guard stopped us from taking photographs.
- The overzealous editor cut half of the best paragraphs.
- She apologised for being overzealous in her first week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERZEALOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERZEALOUS
2 longer words begin with OVERZEALOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERZEALOUS
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Common questions about OVERZEALOUS
- Is OVERZEALOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERZEALOUS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERZEALOUS worth?
- OVERZEALOUS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERZEALOUS mean?
- Showing too much eagerness or enthusiasm, to the point of causing problems.
- What letters can be added to OVERZEALOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OVERZEALOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVERZEALOUS:
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