Is OVERBIDDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERBIDDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERBIDDING mean?
Overbidding is a form of OVERBID.
- noun
a bid that is higher than preceding bids
- noun
(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
- verb
to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
- verb
bid more than the object is worth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + D (2) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 OVERBIDDING
OVERBIDDING 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 OVERBIDDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- debriding14
- rebidding14
- ovenbird14
- deriving13
- ringdove13
- videoing13
- overbid13
- overbig13
- verbing13
- bedding12
- bidding12
- birddog12
- bridged12
- divider12
- divined12
- driving12
- droving12
- overdid12
- vibrion12
- voiding12
- verbid12
- vibing12
- deriding11
- birdied11
- birding11
- boinged11
- brinded11
- diviner11
- ivoried11
- overing11
- reiving11
- bovine11
- devoid11
- divide11
- diving11
- droved11
- groved11
- vibrio11
- voided11
- bovid11
- vibed11
- dodgier10
- giddier10
- grinded10
- redding10
- ridding10
- rodding10
- bedrid10
- begird10
- bidden10
- bidder10
- biding10
- binged10
- birded10
- bodied10
- boding10
- bonded10
- bonged10
- bridge10
- devoir10
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