Is OVERCAREFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERCAREFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERCAREFUL mean?
- adjective
excessively or unduly careful
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 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 OVERCAREFUL
OVERCAREFUL 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 OVERCAREFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overclear14
- favourer14
- flavorer14
- overfear14
- overleaf14
- overcure13
- verrucae13
- favorer13
- fervour13
- flavour13
- forever13
- overfar13
- careful12
- cleaver12
- coverer12
- farceur12
- feculae12
- recover12
- recurve12
- vacuole12
- verruca12
- favour12
- fervor12
- flavor12
- foveae12
- foveal12
- overrule11
- alcove11
- carful11
- carvel11
- carver11
- claver11
- cleave11
- clever11
- clover11
- coeval11
- corvee11
- craver11
- culver11
- farcer11
- fecula11
- forcer11
- fulcra11
- reface11
- velcro11
- veloce11
- fauve11
- faver11
- favor11
- fever11
- fovea11
- ferrule10
- ferulae10
- raveler10
- revalue10
- calve10
- carve10
- caver10
- clave10
- clove10
Study OVERCAREFUL and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.