Is OVERSTAYED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERSTAYED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERSTAYED mean?
Overstayed is a form of OVERSTAY.
- verb
stay too long
“overstay or outstay one's welcome”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 OVERSTAYED
OVERSTAYED 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 OVERSTAYED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overdyes15
- overeasy14
- overstay14
- overdye14
- estrayed12
- oystered12
- storeyed12
- savory12
- severy12
- vestry12
- votary12
- overeats11
- adverse11
- adverts11
- averted11
- destroy11
- devotes11
- evaders11
- oversad11
- revoted11
- savored11
- starved11
- strayed11
- stroyed11
- yeasted11
- every11
- ovary11
- ravey11
- savoy11
- vasty11
- veery11
- davy11
- overate10
- overeat10
- oversea10
- overset10
- revotes10
- vetoers10
- advert10
- deaves10
- derays10
- devest10
- devote10
- droves10
- dryest10
- evader10
- evades10
- overed10
- reaved10
- redyes10
- served10
- staved10
- stayed10
- steady10
- stoved10
- todays10
- vadose10
- versed10
- vested10
- vetoed10
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