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Overshoot

o 1v 4e 1r 1s 1h 4o 1o 1t 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Common

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

What does overshoot mean?

noun

  1. an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

verb

  1. shoot beyond or over (a target)

  2. aim too high

    “The plan overshoots its aim”

Is OVERSHOOT 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 OVERSHOOT worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1s 1h 4o 1o 1t 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1s 1h 3o 1o 1t 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1s 1h 4o 1o 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1s 1h 3o 1o 1t 1

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

Words from the letters in OVERSHOOT

Hooks for OVERSHOOT

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

overshoots

Words that end like OVERSHOOT

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

underfootbarefootshootbootfootrootoffshootuprootafootscoothootlootmootsoottoot
All words ending in -OOT

Overshoot: quick answers

Is OVERSHOOT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERSHOOT 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 OVERSHOOT worth?
OVERSHOOT scores 15 points in Scrabble, 15 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 overshoot mean?
As a noun, overshoot means “an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERSHOOT?
You can make 211 shorter words from OVERSHOOT, such as OVERSHOT, HOOVERS, OVERHOT, HOOVER. See the full list.