overhope

Noun

Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.
Hopefulness; sanguineness.

Verb

Verb Forms: overhoped, overhoping, overhopes

To hope beyond reasonable expectation or possibility.
To hope excessively; presume.
To hope constantly.

Examples

I started to overhope for a blank tile as my Words With Friends rack grew worse.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope.

Scrabble Score: 16

overhope: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overhope: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overhope: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

overhope: valid Words With Friends Word