Unscramble OVERSTRIKING to get 406 words. OVERSTRIKING itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OVERKINGS and SKIVERING lead with 17 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from OVERSTRIKING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 14 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 11 letters.
RESTRIKING scores highest among the 10-letter words in OVERSTRIKING at 15 points, ahead of OVERTIRING and RESTRIVING on 14.
OVERKINGS and SKIVERING are the top 9-letter words made with OVERSTRIKING letters, 17 points each. INTERIORS and RESTORING will look familiar.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERSTRIKING are led by OVERKING and REVOKING, 16 points each. INTERIOR, REVISION and INVESTOR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words from OVERSTRIKING, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. SERVING, VIRGINS and VERTIGO are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words in OVERSTRIKING is VIKING, 14 points; INVOKE and KNIVES on 13 follow. STRIKE, STROKE and SKIING are everyday picks.
KIEVS, KNIVE and SKIVE share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words made with OVERSTRIKING letters. GIVEN, GIVES and GROVE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERSTRIKING is KIEV, 11 points; GINK and GONK on 9 follow. GIVE, RISK and KING are everyday picks.
KEG scores highest among the 3-letter words from OVERSTRIKING at 8 points, ahead of EIK and ERK on 7. GET, GOT and KIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of OVERSTRIKING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with OV · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OVERSKIRT and REVOKING (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OVERSTRIKING is playable in Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERSTRIKING itself | No | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 406) | 284 | 405 | 245 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
120 of the 406 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERKINGS, SKIVERING, OVERKING, OVERSTINK, KERVING, SKIVIER, RIVETINGS, SKERRING, SKIVIE, GIRKINS, KESTING, KIEVS and 108 more. 40 of the 406 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GROVIEST, KITINGS, REIVINGS, GROVIER, IVORIEST, REKNOTS, STONKER, STOVING, VIRGERS, GROKS, REIKIS, REKNOT and 28 more. 1 of the 406 answers is missing from Scrabble US: OVERSTRIKING. 1 of the 406 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.