Is OVERSTAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERSTAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERSTAYS mean?
Overstays is a form of OVERSTAY.
- verb
stay too long
“overstay or outstay one's welcome”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 OVERSTAYS
OVERSTAYS 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 OVERSTAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overstay14
- savory12
- savoys12
- vestry12
- votary12
- votaress11
- ovary11
- ravey11
- savoy11
- vasty11
- avosets10
- estrays10
- oysters10
- starves10
- stayers10
- storeys10
- stovers10
- votress10
- vary10
- very10
- averts9
- avoset9
- estray9
- oyster9
- resays9
- satyrs9
- savers9
- savors9
- sayers9
- sayest9
- servos9
- soaves9
- starve9
- staves9
- stayer9
- storey9
- stover9
- stoves9
- strays9
- strove9
- stroys9
- toyers9
- traves9
- tressy9
- troves9
- vaster9
- versos9
- versts9
- vestas9
- voters9
- yarest9
- yeasts9
- artsy8
- arvos8
- avers8
- avert8
- essay8
- eyass8
- eyras8
- oaves8
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