Is OVERSENSITIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERSENSITIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERSENSITIVE mean?
- adjective
unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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 OVERSENSITIVE
OVERSENSITIVE 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 OVERSENSITIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overinvests17
- overinvest16
- votiveness16
- inversive15
- nervosities14
- eventive14
- vetivers14
- severities13
- venosities13
- revives13
- vervets13
- vetiver13
- votives13
- eversions12
- investors12
- ostensive12
- overtness12
- reinvests12
- reinvites12
- resentive12
- resistive12
- revisions12
- sensitive12
- seventies12
- sirventes12
- revive12
- verves12
- vervet12
- visive12
- vivers12
- votive12
- estovers11
- eventers11
- eversion11
- inverses11
- investor11
- invitees11
- inviters11
- ivoriest11
- nerviest11
- overseen11
- oversees11
- oversets11
- reinvest11
- reinvite11
- revision11
- revisits11
- severest11
- severies11
- sieverts11
- sirvente11
- veiniest11
- veneries11
- verities11
- versines11
- versions11
- vestries11
- vineries11
- visiters11
- visitors11
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