288 words come out when you unscramble OVERSTANK, starting with OVERSTANK itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OVERTASK and VOERTSAK lead with 15 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
O1V45E1R1S1T1A1N12K5
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from OVERSTANK by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words made with OVERSTANK letters, VOETSAK leads with 14 points, then KOTARES and RANKEST on 11. SENATOR, SERVANT and TREASON are the familiar ones.
KNAVES scores highest among the 6-letter words from OVERSTANK at 13 points, ahead of ANKERS and ARKOSE on 10. STROKE, VOTERS and STREAK are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERSTANK, KNAVE leads with 12 points, then ANKER and ASKER on 9. SNAKE, RANKS and STAKE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words in OVERSTANK is KVAS, 11 points; AKES and ARKS on 8 follow. RANK, SAKE and OAKS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with OVERSTANK letters, the top score is 7, reached by 22. ARE, ART and ASK are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of OVERSTANK but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with OV · ending in NK · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OVERTASK (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
OVERSTANK 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERSTANK itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 192 | 287 | 173 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERSTANK, VOERTSAK, VOETSAK, KOTARES, STARKEN, STROKEN, TONKERS, VENATORS, ANKERS, ATOKES, KOTARE, NAKERS and 83 more, 95 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REKNOTS, STONKER, NOVATES, REKNOT, STAKER, KETAS, KORAS, NOVATE, SKORT, KETA, KORA, SANTERO and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.