Is OVERSHADOWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERSHADOWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERSHADOWED mean?
Overshadowed is a form of OVERSHADOW.
- verb
be greater in significance than
“the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
- verb
make appear small by comparison
“This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
- verb
cast a shadow upon
“The tall tree overshadowed the house”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (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 OVERSHADOWED
OVERSHADOWED 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 OVERSHADOWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overshadow20
- overshaded18
- howsoever18
- whosoever18
- hardwoods17
- headwords17
- whosever17
- harewoods16
- overheads16
- overshade16
- hardwood16
- headword16
- shadowed16
- woodshed16
- however16
- wharves16
- wherves16
- whoever16
- harewood15
- hoovered15
- overawed15
- overhead15
- reavowed15
- reshaved15
- reshowed15
- rewashed15
- roadshow15
- shadower15
- showered15
- wharve15
- wherve15
- overdosed14
- overawes14
- overshoe14
- dwarves14
- havered14
- hovered14
- sheaved14
- shrewed14
- swerved14
- wavered14
- wooshed14
- redheads13
- redwoods13
- avowers13
- heavers13
- hoovers13
- overawe13
- oversaw13
- oversew13
- reavows13
- reshave13
- weavers13
- whereas13
- avowed13
- heaved13
- hooved13
- shadow13
- shaved13
- shawed13
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