Unscramble OVERLAPPINGS to get 434 words. OVERLAPPINGS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 26 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OVERLAPPINGS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in OVERLAPPINGS: OVERLAPPING, for 19 points.
PRESOLVING tops the 10-letter words made with OVERLAPPINGS letters at 16 points; next come PARVOLINES and PROLAPSING on 15.
APPROVING and PREPAVING share the top score of 17 among the 9-letter words from OVERLAPPINGS. RESOLVING is the one most people know.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERLAPPINGS, APPROVES leads with 15 points, then PROVINGS and REPAVING on 14. AVERSION, PREVAILS and OVERLAPS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words made with OVERLAPPINGS letters is APPROVE, 14 points; PAVINGS and PERVING on 13 follow. LEAVING, APPLIES and OVERLAP are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERLAPPINGS are led by PAVING and VAPING, 12 points each. PROVEN, GLOVES and LOVING are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 5-letter words from OVERLAPPINGS tie at 10 points; none scores more. PAPER, GIVEN and APPLE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in OVERLAPPINGS, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. GIVE, GAVE and EVIL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with OVERLAPPINGS letters is PAV, 8 points; APP and GOV on 7 follow. VAN, POP and PAN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of OVERLAPPINGS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with OV · ending in GS · all 12-letter words
OVERLAPPINGS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: OVERLAPPINGS is playable in Scrabble US. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERLAPPINGS itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 434) | 335 | 432 | 292 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 98 of them: PAPERINGS, POPELINGS, PROPALING, PROVINGS, GRIPPLES, LAPPINGS, LOPPINGS, PERVING, POPELING, PREVING, PROPAGES, PROPENALS and 86 more. Words With Friends* skips 42 of them: PREPAVING, PRESOLVING, PARVOLINES, GENIPAPOS, PARVOLINE, PREPOSING, GENIPAPO, GLOPPIER, PALPING, PRESIGNAL, REPPING, VAPING and 30 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: OVERLAPPINGS. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.