393 words come out when you unscramble OVERCAUTIOUS, starting with OVERCAUTIOUS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 14: 9 of them, VORACIOUS, OVERCOATS and CURATIVES included. It has 12 letters, 7 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from OVERCAUTIOUS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 17 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in OVERCAUTIOUS: AUTOECIOUS, for 12 points.
9 of 17 9-letter words made with OVERCAUTIOUS letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. OUTSOURCE and COURTEOUS will look familiar.
Among 45 8-letter words from OVERCAUTIOUS, the top score is 13, reached by 16. CAUTIOUS, OVERCAST and VIRTUOUS are the familiar ones.
28 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERCAUTIOUS tie at 12 points; none scores more. VARIOUS, VECTORS and COASTER will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERCAUTIOUS, 34 score 11 points, the group's best. ACTIVE, COVERS and VECTOR are the ones most people know.
20 of 60 5-letter words from OVERCAUTIOUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. COVER, VOICE and CURVE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in OVERCAUTIOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 5. OVER, SAVE and VOTE are the familiar ones.
VAC tops the 3-letter words made with OVERCAUTIOUS letters at 8 points; next come AVE and AVO on 6. ARE, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Trade one tile of OVERCAUTIOUS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with OV · ending in US · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CURATIVES, EVOCATORS, OUTCURVES, OUTVOICES and OVERCOATS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OVERCAUTIOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERCAUTIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 393) | 299 | 393 | 278 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 94 of them: VITACEOUS, COUVERTS, AVOUTRIES, CARVIES, CAVIERS, CORSIVE, COUVERT, CROOVES, CRUIVES, CURVATE, OUTSAVOUR, VACUIST and 82 more. Words With Friends* skips 21 of them: COVARIES, AUTECIOUS, OUTSOURCE, VARECS, ECOTOURS, EROTICAS, RAVIEST, VAREC, ATRESIC, STEVIA, ERUVS, ERUV and 9 more.