Is OVERCAME a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERCAME is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERCAME mean?
Overcame is a form of OVERCOME.
- verb
win a victory over
“You must overcome all difficulties”
- verb
get on top of; deal with successfully
“He overcame his shyness”
- verb
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- verb
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
“Heart disease can get the best of us”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) = 15 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 OVERCAME
OVERCAME 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 OVERCAME
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- corvee11
- remove11
- amerce10
- raceme10
- carve10
- caver10
- cover10
- crave10
- mover10
- varec10
- vomer10
- cameo9
- carom9
- comae9
- comer9
- cream9
- creme9
- macer9
- macro9
- cave9
- cove9
- move9
- ocreae8
- reave8
- acme8
- came8
- camo8
- coma8
- come8
- corm8
- cram8
- mace8
- marc8
- merc8
- vac8
- ameer7
- morae7
- ocrea7
- ramee7
- arvo7
- aver7
- eave7
- ever7
- over7
- rave7
- rove7
- veer7
- vera7
- cam7
- mac7
- moc7
- acre6
- acro6
- arco6
- care6
- cere6
- cero6
- core6
- mare6
- mere6
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