Is OVERREACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERREACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERREACHES mean?
Overreaches is a form of OVERREACH.
- verb
fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
- verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 OVERREACHES
OVERREACHES 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 OVERREACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overarches18
- overreach17
- overarch16
- overhears15
- overshare15
- chevres15
- horserace14
- racehorse14
- hoverers14
- overhear14
- overrash14
- chevre14
- havocs14
- cheerers13
- coherers13
- coverers13
- horsecar13
- reachers13
- recovers13
- reechoes13
- research13
- searcher13
- heavers13
- hoverer13
- reshave13
- havoc13
- schav13
- archers12
- carvers12
- charros12
- cheerer12
- cheeros12
- choreas12
- coherer12
- coheres12
- corvees12
- coverer12
- crasher12
- cravers12
- echoers12
- ochreae12
- ochreas12
- oraches12
- reacher12
- reaches12
- rechose12
- recover12
- roaches12
- havers12
- heaver12
- heaves12
- heveas12
- hovers12
- shaver12
- sheave12
- sheeve12
- shover12
- shrove12
- overseer11
- rehearse11
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