386 words come out when you unscramble OVERSTAINS, starting with OVERSTAINS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of OVERSTAINS is on the page: SOVRANTIES, each 13 points. Among the shorter answers, 7 reach 12 points, INVESTORS, ASSORTIVE and AVERSIONS among them. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from OVERSTAINS by length: 2 with 10 letters, 12 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
OVERSTAINS and 1 anagram, SOVRANTIES, make up the 10-letter words made with OVERSTAINS letters; each scores 13 points.
Of the 41 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERSTAINS, 14 score 11 points, the group's best. VERSIONS, INVESTOR and SENATORS are the ones most people know.
42 of 60 7-letter words from OVERSTAINS tie at 10 points; none scores more. VERSION, SERVANT and INSERTS will look familiar.
All 60 of the 6-letter words in OVERSTAINS score 9 points. NATIVE, INVEST and SOVIET are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words made with OVERSTAINS letters scores 8. SAVER, SAVES and RAVEN are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERSTAINS score 7 points. OVER, SAVE and VISA are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from OVERSTAINS; 24 of them share the top score of 6. ARE, ITS and ART are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of OVERSTAINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with OV · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SOVRANTIES (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: OVERSTAINS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERSTAINS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 386) | 305 | 385 | 281 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERSTAINS, ASSORTIVE, OVERSTAIN, STOVAINES, STOVAINE, TRAVISES, VENATORS, AVENIRS, STOVIES, TAIVERS, TORSIVE, TREVISS and 68 more, 80 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ENVIROS, NOVATES, RAVIEST, STEVIAS, VERSINS, ENVIRO, NOTARISES, NOVATE, STEVIA, VERSIN, NOTARISE, SANTEROS and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
These 2 words take every letter of OVERSTAINS plus a single extra one.