Is OVERANXIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERANXIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERANXIOUS mean?
- adjective
anxious or nervous to an excessive degree
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + X (8) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OVERANXIOUS
OVERANXIOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OVERANXIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exuvia16
- vernix16
- vixens16
- varix15
- vaxes15
- vixen15
- anxious14
- noxious14
- auxins13
- axions13
- axones13
- ixoras13
- rouxes13
- unisex13
- xenias13
- vax13
- vex13
- vox13
- auxin12
- axion12
- axone12
- axons12
- exons12
- ixora12
- nexus12
- nixes12
- oxers12
- raxes12
- sixer12
- unsex12
- xenia12
- xerus12
- aversion11
- ravenous11
- souvenir11
- axes11
- axis11
- axon11
- eaux11
- exon11
- nixe11
- oxen11
- oxer11
- oxes11
- roux11
- envious10
- enviros10
- evasion10
- nervous10
- niveous10
- ovaries10
- ravines10
- renvois10
- saviour10
- various10
- veinous10
- version10
- axe10
- nix10
- oxo10
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