Unscramble OVERRIPENED and you have 331 words, OVERRIPENED itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. PROVENDER and REPRIEVED are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OVERRIPENED by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 17 with 8, 47 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
17 8-letter words made with OVERRIPENED letters; 6 of them share the top score of 14. PROVIDER, OVERRIDE and REVEREND are everyday picks.
Of the 47 7-letter words from OVERRIPENED, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. PROVIDE, PIONEER and DEPRIVE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERRIPENED, the top score is 12, reached by 4. PERIOD, DRIVER and VENDOR are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERRIPENED tie at 10 points; none scores more. VIDEO, NEVER and DRIVE will look familiar.
PERV, VEEP and VOIP share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words from OVERRIPENED. OVER, EVEN and OPEN are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in OVERRIPENED, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. END, RED and PRO are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of OVERRIPENED for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with OV · ending in ED · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with REPRIEVED (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
OVERRIPENED 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERRIPENED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 331) | 235 | 330 | 220 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERRIPENED, OVERRIPEN, PREVENED, PROVINED, REPRIVED, OVERPEER, PREEVED, PRIEVED, PROVEND, PERVED, PREVED, PREVENE and 83 more, 95 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERVIER, PERVO, PRENEED, ENVIRO, PERNOD, PERV, DEVI, PEDI, PORIN, VID, DEP, PERE and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.