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Is OVERCOMING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OVERCOMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OVERCOMING mean?

Overcoming is a form of OVERCOME.

  1. verb

    win a victory over

    “You must overcome all difficulties”

  2. verb

    get on top of; deal with successfully

    “He overcame his shyness”

  3. verb

    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

  4. 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

18

Scrabble

23

Words With Friends

10

Letters

O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 OVERCOMING

OVERCOMING 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 OVERCOMING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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