Is OVERBEARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERBEARS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERBEARS mean?
Overbears is a form of OVERBEAR.
- verb
overcome
“overbear criticism, protest, or arguments”
- verb
bear too much
- verb
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 14 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 OVERBEARS
OVERBEARS 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 OVERBEARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- observer13
- overbear13
- beavers12
- bravers12
- bravoes12
- observe12
- obverse12
- reverbs12
- verbose12
- aboves11
- beaver11
- bevors11
- braver11
- braves11
- bravos11
- breves11
- reverb11
- oversea10
- reavers10
- reverso10
- savorer10
- serovar10
- above10
- bevor10
- brave10
- bravo10
- breve10
- verbs10
- aerobes9
- arbores9
- bearers9
- rebores9
- soberer9
- averse9
- ravers9
- reaver9
- reaves9
- revers9
- rovers9
- server9
- soever9
- verser9
- verb9
- aerobe8
- arbors8
- barres8
- bearer8
- boreas8
- borers8
- rebars8
- rebase8
- rebore8
- resorb8
- arvos8
- avers8
- eaves8
- oaves8
- overs8
- raver8
- raves8
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