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Yes, overhand is playable

...and is worth 16 points.

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"Overhand" Definition

noun

An overhand stitch or seam.
An overhand throw, stroke, or delivery.
An overhand stroke (as in handball).

adjective

Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the level of the shoulder: an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke.
Sewn with close, vertical stitches drawing two edges together, with each stitch passing over the seam formed by the edges.
Made with the hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level.

adverb

In an overhand manner.

verb-transitive

To sew with overhand stitches.

verb

To sew with short vertical stitches.

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