Is OVERBUSY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERBUSY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERBUSY mean?
- adjective
too busy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 OVERBUSY
OVERBUSY 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.
Anagrams of OVERBUSY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OVERBUSY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overbuys16
- overbuy15
- voyeurs13
- survey12
- voyeur12
- bevy12
- bevors11
- buyers11
- rebuys11
- bevor10
- bousy10
- broey10
- brosy10
- buoys10
- buyer10
- byres10
- obeys10
- rebuy10
- verbs10
- very10
- beys9
- boys9
- buoy9
- bury9
- busy9
- buys9
- byes9
- byre9
- obey9
- orby9
- ruby9
- sybo9
- verb9
- yobs9
- bourse8
- eruvs8
- overs8
- oyers8
- roves8
- servo8
- verso8
- yores8
- yours8
- youse8
- bey8
- boy8
- buy8
- bye8
- bys8
- yob8
- bores7
- bouse7
- brose7
- burse7
- rebus7
- robes7
- rubes7
- sober7
- suber7
- eruv7
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