OVERSHOOTS

What OVERSHOOTS Means

OVERSHOOTS is a form of OVERSHOOT, which means:

1. verb: shoot beyond or over (a target)
2. verb: aim too high“The plan overshoots its aim”
3. noun: an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OVERSHOOTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 V4 E1 R1 S1 H4 O1 O1 T1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In OVERSHOOTS

282 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

8 letter words (6)

7 letter words (14)

6 letter words (48)

5 letter words (68)

4 letter words (78)

3 letter words (49)

2 letter words (17)

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