Is OVERSIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERSIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERSIGHTS mean?
Oversights is a form of OVERSIGHT.
- noun
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- noun
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
- noun
a mistake resulting from inattention
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 OVERSIGHTS
OVERSIGHTS 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 OVERSIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oversight16
- eightvos15
- eightvo14
- shivers13
- shovers13
- shrives13
- thrives13
- ghostier12
- groviest12
- resights12
- sighters12
- vertigos12
- hovers12
- shiver12
- shives12
- shover12
- shoves12
- shrive12
- shrove12
- thrive12
- throve12
- hoisters11
- horsiest11
- shorties11
- girshes11
- grivets11
- hogties11
- ogreish11
- resight11
- sighers11
- sighter11
- vertigo11
- hives11
- hover11
- shive11
- shivs11
- shove11
- heriots10
- hoister10
- horsies10
- horstes10
- hosiers10
- shortie10
- soviets10
- stivers10
- stovers10
- strives10
- verists10
- viroses10
- votress10
- eights10
- ghosts10
- girths10
- givers10
- griths10
- grivet10
- groves10
- hogtie10
- ogives10
- ogrish10
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