438 words come out when you unscramble OVERWHELMINGS, starting with OVERWHELMINGS itself: 25 in Scrabble, 29 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from OVERWHELMINGS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 6 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 11 letters.
OVERWHELMING is the only one of the 12-letter words in OVERWHELMINGS; it scores 24 points.
OVERWHELMS scores highest among the 10-letter words made with OVERWHELMINGS letters at 21 points, ahead of OVERWEIGHS on 20 and OVERSEWING on 17. WOLVERINES is the one most people know.
Among the 9-letter words from OVERWHELMINGS, OVERWHELM leads with 20 points, then OVERWEIGH on 19 and SEMIVOWEL on 17. SOVEREIGN, RESOLVING and SHORELINE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERWHELMINGS is WHOMEVER, 19 points; WEIGHMEN and WHELMING on 17 follow. REMOVING, SHELVING and WHEELING are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words in OVERWHELMINGS, 4 score 16 points, the group's best. REVIEWS, HOWEVER and SHOWING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with OVERWHELMINGS letters, WHERVE leads with 15 points, then WHELMS and WHILOM on 14. REVIEW, MOVING and SHOWER are the familiar ones.
VEHME, WHELM and WHIMS are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERWHELMINGS, 13 points each. WHILE, WHOLE and VIEWS will look familiar.
VEHM, WHIM and WHOM share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words from OVERWHELMINGS. HOME, VIEW and SHOW are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words in OVERWHELMINGS tie at 9 points; none scores more. NEW, WHO and NOW will look familiar.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OVERWEIGHS (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: OVERWHELMINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERWHELMINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 438) | 353 | 437 | 325 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERWHELMINGS, SOMEWHILE, WHILEVER, OVERSWIM, OVERWINGS, SERVEWING, WOLVISH, HOWLINGS, OVERSHINE, OVERWING, REHOMINGS, SHROVING and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOMEGIRLS, SHMEERING, WHINGERS, WHORINGS, WHORLING, HEGEMONS, HOMEGIRL, RHIGOLENES, WHINGER, HEGEMON, MONGRELISE, MOSHING and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.