Is OVERHASTY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERHASTY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERHASTY mean?
- adjective
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
“hasty marriage seldom proveth well”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 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 OVERHASTY
OVERHASTY 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 OVERHASTY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overstay14
- heavy14
- harvest13
- thraves13
- earthy12
- havers12
- hayers12
- hearty12
- horsey12
- hovers12
- savory12
- shaver12
- shorty12
- shover12
- shrove12
- theory12
- thrave12
- throve12
- thyrse12
- trashy12
- vestry12
- votary12
- hasty11
- haver11
- haves11
- hayer11
- hoary11
- horsy11
- hosey11
- hover11
- hoyas11
- ovary11
- ravey11
- rhyta11
- savoy11
- shave11
- shove11
- shyer11
- vasty11
- yeahs11
- earshot10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- have10
- hays10
- hove10
- hoya10
- hoys10
- hyte10
- shay10
- they10
- vary10
- very10
- yeah10
- ahorse9
- ashore9
- averts9
- avoset9
- earths9
- estray9
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