Is OVERSIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERSIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERSIDE mean?
- adverb
over the side of a boat
“Willie eased himself overside into the sea”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 12 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 OVERSIDE
Single letters that turn OVERSIDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from OVERSIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- derives11
- deviser11
- devisor11
- devoirs11
- diverse11
- revised11
- visored11
- voiders11
- erosive10
- derive10
- devise10
- devoir10
- divers10
- drives10
- droves10
- overed10
- reived10
- served10
- sieved10
- versed10
- videos10
- viseed10
- voider10
- reives9
- revise9
- soever9
- vireos9
- devis9
- diver9
- dives9
- doves9
- drive9
- drove9
- rived9
- roved9
- video9
- vised9
- voids9
- oreides8
- osiered8
- overs8
- reive8
- rives8
- roves8
- serve8
- servo8
- sever8
- sieve8
- siver8
- veers8
- verse8
- verso8
- viers8
- vireo8
- vires8
- visor8
- devi8
- devs8
- dive8
- dove8
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