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Overhand

o 1v 4e 1r 1h 4a 1n 1d 2

About 3 syllables

adjective · 8 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does overhand mean?

adjective

  1. with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level

    “an overhand pitch”

    Synonymsoverhandedoverarm

  2. sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)

    Synonymsoversewn

Is OVERHAND a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OVERHAND worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1h 4a 1n 1d 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1h 3a 1n 2d 2

Wordfeud

15 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1h 4a 1n 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1h 3a 1n 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OVERHAND

Anagrams 1

handover

Hooks for OVERHAND

Add one letter to the front or back of OVERHAND to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

overhands

Words that end like OVERHAND

Common words that share the ending -AND, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -AND

Overhand: quick answers

Is OVERHAND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERHAND is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERHAND worth?
OVERHAND scores 15 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overhand mean?
As an adjective, overhand means “with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERHAND?
You can make 224 shorter words from OVERHAND, such as HOVED, HAVEN, HAVER, HOVEA. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of OVERHAND?
OVERHAND rearranges into HANDOVER.