Is OVERHEAT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERHEAT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERHEAT mean?
- verb
get excessively and undesirably hot
“The car engines overheated”
- verb
make excessively or undesirably hot
“The room was overheated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) = 14 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 OVERHEAT
Single letters that turn OVERHEAT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of OVERHEAT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OVERHEAT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overhate14
- heaver12
- thrave12
- throve12
- haver11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hover11
- overate10
- overeat10
- have10
- hove10
- aether9
- heater9
- hereat9
- hereto9
- hetero9
- reheat9
- revote9
- vetoer9
- avert8
- earth8
- ether8
- evert8
- hater8
- heart8
- other8
- ovate8
- overt8
- rathe8
- reave8
- revet8
- there8
- three8
- throe8
- torah8
- trave8
- trove8
- voter8
- arvo7
- aver7
- eath7
- eave7
- ever7
- haet7
- hare7
- hart7
- hate7
- hear7
- heat7
- here7
- hero7
- hoar7
- hoer7
- hora7
- oath7
- over7
- rath7
- rave7
- rhea7
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