Is OVERJOYED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERJOYED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERJOYED mean?
- adjective
extremely joyful
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + J (8) + O (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 23 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 OVERJOYED
OVERJOYED 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 OVERJOYED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overjoy20
- joyrode18
- joyed16
- overdye14
- joey14
- joy13
- dojo12
- jeed12
- every11
- veery11
- jeer11
- overdo10
- overed10
- very10
- jee10
- joe10
- drove9
- redye9
- reedy9
- roved9
- jo9
- dory8
- dove8
- dyer8
- eyed8
- eery7
- ever7
- eyer7
- eyre7
- over7
- oyer7
- rove7
- veer7
- yore7
- dev7
- dey7
- dry7
- dye7
- yod7
- erode6
- rodeo6
- eve6
- eye6
- rev6
- rye6
- vee6
- voe6
- yer6
- deer5
- dere5
- doer5
- door5
- dore5
- dree5
- odor5
- ordo5
- rede5
- redo5
- reed5
- rode5
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