Unscramble OVERDEVIATED and you have 317 words, OVERDEVIATED itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. OVERDEVIATE is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 12 letters split into 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from OVERDEVIATED split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with OVERDEVIATED letters: OVERDEVIATE, for 18 points.
OVEREDITED is the only one of the 10-letter words in OVERDEVIATED; it scores 15 points.
REVIVED and VAIVODE share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERDEVIATED. DERIVED, DEVOTED and AVOIDED are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from OVERDEVIATED, REVVED, VARVED and VIVAED tie for first at 13 points. VARIED, ADVERT and DERIVE are everyday picks.
VIVDA tops the 5-letter words in OVERDEVIATED at 12 points; next come VARVE and VERVE on 11. VIDEO, DRIVE and AVOID will look familiar.
VIVA, VIVE and VIVO share the top score of 10 among the 4-letter words made with OVERDEVIATED letters. OVER, EVER and VOTE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERDEVIATED is VAV, 9 points; DEV and DIV on 7 follow. ARE, ADD and DID are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of OVERDEVIATED for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with OV · ending in ED · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OVEREDITED (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts OVERDEVIATED, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERDEVIATED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 317) | 223 | 317 | 213 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
94 of the 317 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERDEVIATED, OVERDEVIATE, DERIVATED, OVERDATED, VAIVODE, VIVAED, DOVERED, EVIRATED, EVOVAE, TAIVERED, VIVDA, DEEVED and 82 more. 10 of the 317 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VIDEOED, TARDIVE, VIVAT, DEVI, VID, ODA, ARO, DA, OI and TE.