Is OVERHAULING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERHAULING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERHAULING mean?
Overhauling is a form of OVERHAUL.
- verb
travel past
“The sports car passed all the trucks”
- verb
make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
“You should overhaul your car engine”
- noun
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
“it was time for an overhaul on the tractor”
- noun
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
“they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + A (1) + U (1) + L (1) + 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 OVERHAULING
OVERHAULING 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 OVERHAULING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hangover15
- havering15
- hoveling15
- hovering15
- hungover15
- overhang15
- overhung15
- halierov14
- overhaul14
- halving14
- heaving14
- helving14
- revaluing13
- haviour13
- vihuela13
- having13
- longhair12
- narghile12
- nargileh12
- raveling12
- veluring12
- havior12
- vahine12
- inhauler11
- overlain11
- unholier11
- ghoulie11
- halogen11
- haloing11
- hauling11
- healing11
- hearing11
- hurling11
- laugher11
- leaving11
- leghorn11
- nilghau11
- overing11
- reaving11
- roughen11
- unglove11
- valuing11
- vealing11
- vinegar11
- virgule11
- vorlage11
- halve11
- haven11
- haver11
- hovel11
- hover11
- vugh11
- aureoling10
- neuroglia10
- airhole10
- haulier10
- hernial10
- inhaler10
- ravelin10
- unravel10
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