Unscramble OVERESTIMATING and you have 550 words, OVERESTIMATING itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. REMOTIVATING is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 14 letters split into 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from OVERESTIMATING by length: 1 with 14 letters, 5 with 12, 22 with 11, 60 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2. None has 13 letters.
REMOTIVATING tops the 12-letter words made with OVERESTIMATING letters at 18 points; next come INVESTIGATOR and VINAIGRETTES on 16.
GERMINATIVE, OVERMASTING and TIMESERVING share the top score of 17 among the 11-letter words in OVERESTIMATING. INVESTIGATE and INTEGRATIVE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 10-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERESTIMATING, the top score is 16, reached by 4. VEGETATION, ESTIMATION and ESTIMATING are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 9-letter words from OVERESTIMATING tie at 15 points; none scores more. SOVEREIGN, NORMATIVE and NEGATIVES will look familiar.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERESTIMATING; 8 of them share the top score of 14. NEGATIVE, VITAMINS and REMOVING are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from OVERESTIMATING, the top score is 13, reached by 6. SERVING, VITAMIN and REMOVES are the familiar ones.
MEVING, MOVING and VAGROM are the top 6-letter words in OVERESTIMATING, 12 points each. MOVIES, REMOVE and SAVING will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with OVERESTIMATING letters, the top score is 10, reached by 17. MOVIE, GIVEN and GIVES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERESTIMATING, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. OVER, EVEN and GAME are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from OVERESTIMATING are led by VIM and VOM, 8 points each. MAN, MEN and MAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of OVERESTIMATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with OV · ending in NG · all 14-letter words
OVERESTIMATING first, then short meanings for the 5 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OVERESTIMATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERESTIMATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 550) | 416 | 547 | 374 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERMASTING, AVERTIMENTS, AVERTIMENT, OVERMANIES, SOMNIATIVE, VERMINATES, VERMINIEST, VOMITINGS, AVISEMENT, GAINSTRIVE, GAINSTROVE, GRIVATIONS and 121 more, 133 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OVEREATINGS, VINEGARIEST, GRAVITINOS, RAVIGOTTES, VOMITIEST, ERGATIVES, GESTATIVE, GRAVESITE, GRAVITINO, IMAGINEERS, RAVIGOTTE, VOMITIER and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: REESTIMATION and MAINSTREET, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.