Unscramble OVERDUST and you have 250 words, OVERDUST itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. DEVOURS is the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
O1V45E1R1D2U12S1T1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from OVERDUST by length: 1 with 8 letters, 7 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among 43 6-letter words made with OVERDUST letters, the top score is 10, reached by 7. SORTED, STORED and VOTERS are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words from OVERDUST tie at 9 points; none scores more. VOTES, OUTER and VOTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERDUST, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. OVER, DOES and VOTE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERDUST is DEV, 7 points; EVO and REV on 6 follow. OUT, USE and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of OVERDUST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with OV · ending in ST · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEVOURS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
OVERDUST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERDUST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 250) | 192 | 250 | 178 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERDUST, DEVOTS, DOVERS, DERVS, DEVOS, DEVOT, DOVER, OUVERT, DERV, DEVO, DOUTERS, OUTREDS and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STOVED, ERUVS, ERUV, DORES, DOUTS, RODES, SEV, SORED, DOUT, EDS, EST, TES and 2 more, 14 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of OVERDUST plus a single extra one.