Unscramble OVERCOLOURING and you have 362 words, OVERCOLOURING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. OVERCOLORING is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. It has 13 letters, 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OVERCOLOURING by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 5 with 10, 7 with 9, 26 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words made with OVERCOLOURING letters: OVERCOLORING, for 18 points.
OVERCOOLING tops the 11-letter words in OVERCOLOURING at 17 points; next comes RECOLOURING on 14.
The best of the 10-letter words from OVERCOLOURING is OVERCURING, 16 points; OVERCOLOUR on 15 and OVERRULING on 14 follow. NEUROLOGIC is an everyday pick.
COVERING tops the 8-letter words made with OVERCOLOURING letters at 14 points; next come CULVERIN and OVERCOOL on 13. GOVERNOR and COLORING will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERCOLOURING, CURVING leads with 13 points, then CORVINE and CURVIER on 12. COOLING, COURIER and COLOGNE are the familiar ones.
COVING tops the 6-letter words from OVERCOLOURING at 12 points; next come CLOVEN and CLOVER on 11. LOVING, GROOVE and NOVICE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in OVERCOLOURING, 8 score 10 points, the group's best. GIVEN, COVER and RIVER are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with OVERCOLOURING letters, CIVE, COVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. OVER, LOVE and LIVE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERCOLOURING, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. LOG, ICE and CON are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OVERCOLORING (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: OVERCOLOURING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERCOLOURING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 362) | 275 | 361 | 245 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 86 of them: OVERCOLOURING, OVERCOLOUR, VOLUCRINE, INGROOVE, RECOURING, COLOURIER, CROOLING, CROOVE, CRUIVE, RECULING, RECURING, VOCULE and 74 more. Words With Friends* skips 30 of them: OVERCOLORING, OVERCOLOR, RECOLOURING, COVINE, GROVIER, VELCRO, CONVO, CROONIER, RECOLOUR, VIRGER, ENVIRO, LOCING and 18 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.