Is OVERHEATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERHEATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERHEATED mean?
- adjective
heated beyond a safe or desirable point
“the child became overheated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 OVERHEATED
OVERHEATED 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 OVERHEATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overhated16
- overhead15
- overhate14
- overheat14
- havered14
- hovered14
- heaved13
- reheated12
- heaver12
- thrave12
- throve12
- averted11
- devotee11
- earthed11
- everted11
- hearted11
- othered11
- revoted11
- haver11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hover11
- overate10
- overeat10
- adhere10
- advert10
- dearth10
- dehort10
- devote10
- evader10
- hatred10
- header10
- heated10
- heeder10
- overed10
- reaved10
- reeved10
- thread10
- veered10
- vetoed10
- have10
- hove10
- aether9
- heater9
- hereat9
- hereto9
- hetero9
- reheat9
- revote9
- vetoer9
- death9
- deave9
- doeth9
- drave9
- drove9
- eaved9
- evade9
- hared9
- hated9
- heard9
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