Is OVERLIGHTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERLIGHTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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.
Definition
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See the definition of OverlightingHooks for OVERLIGHTING
OVERLIGHTING 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 OVERLIGHTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overlight16
- overnight16
- lightering15
- relighting15
- hoveling15
- hovering15
- thieving15
- thriving15
- groveling14
- hogtieing14
- overthin14
- eightvo14
- helving14
- inveigh14
- revolting13
- girthing13
- grieving13
- lighting13
- regiving13
- righting13
- thriven13
- hiving13
- hireling12
- lithoing12
- livering12
- othering12
- overgilt12
- regolith12
- reliving12
- reviling12
- revoting12
- riveting12
- thirling12
- thongier12
- gloving12
- higgler12
- verging12
- vlogger12
- thrive12
- throve12
- hotliner11
- eviting11
- heiling11
- heiring11
- hilting11
- leghorn11
- lighten11
- lighter11
- nightie11
- overing11
- reiving11
- relight11
- thingie11
- tholing11
- veiling11
- vertigo11
- vetoing11
- volting11
- giving11
- higgle11
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