Is OVERGROWTHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERGROWTHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERGROWTHS mean?
Overgrowths is a form of OVERGROWTH.
- noun
excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- noun
a profusion of growth on or over something else
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + T (1) + H (4) + S (1) = 21 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 OVERGROWTHS
OVERGROWTHS 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 OVERGROWTHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overgrowth20
- overthrows19
- overthrow18
- overgrows16
- regrowths16
- overgrow15
- regrowth15
- showgoer15
- overshot14
- throwers14
- growths14
- hoovers13
- overhot13
- thrower13
- growth13
- groovers12
- hoover12
- hooves12
- hovers12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shover12
- shower12
- shrove12
- throve12
- throws12
- vowers12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- groover11
- grooves11
- growers11
- regrows11
- hover11
- howes11
- rowth11
- shove11
- shrew11
- thews11
- threw11
- throw11
- vower11
- vrows11
- whets11
- whore11
- whort11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- worth11
- wroth11
- hooters10
- reshoot10
- rhetors10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shorter10
- soother10
- trovers10
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