RUNOVER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RUNOVER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNOVER?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNOVER is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNOVER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
runoversChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNOVER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUNOVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 231,591.
What stands out about RUNOVER
- RUNOVER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RUNOVER mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
Printed matter that goes beyond the space it was given and is carried to the next page or column.
Editors speak of a runover when a story continues, with a short note, on a later page. It is also the word for an accident in which a person is struck by a vehicle. Newspapers once cut copy to avoid runover.
How RUNOVER is used
Runover is used in printing and newspaper work, and sometimes for traffic accidents.
- The editor trimmed the story to avoid a long runover.
- The runover continued on page twelve.
- Police investigated the fatal runover near the school.
- A short runover is easier to read than a split article.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNOVER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUNOVER
The 7 tiles of RUNOVER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUNOVER
1 longer words begin with RUNOVER.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNOVER
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Common questions about RUNOVER
- Is RUNOVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNOVER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNOVER worth?
- RUNOVER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNOVER mean?
- Printed matter that goes beyond the space it was given and is carried to the next page or column.
- What letters can be added to RUNOVER?
- RUNOVER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUNOVER:
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