Is OVERTONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERTONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERTONES mean?
Overtones is a form of OVERTONE.
- noun
(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
“overtones of despair”
- noun
a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 OVERTONES
OVERTONES 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 OVERTONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overtone11
- overset10
- revotes10
- venters10
- vetoers10
- events9
- everts9
- nerves9
- revest9
- revets9
- revote9
- soever9
- stover9
- strove9
- troves9
- venose9
- venter9
- verset9
- verste9
- vetoer9
- vetoes9
- voters9
- oestrone8
- evens8
- event8
- evert8
- nerve8
- never8
- neves8
- ovens8
- overs8
- overt8
- revet8
- roven8
- roves8
- serve8
- servo8
- seven8
- sever8
- stove8
- trove8
- veers8
- vents8
- verse8
- verso8
- verst8
- verts8
- voter8
- votes8
- enroots7
- estrone7
- even7
- ever7
- eves7
- neve7
- oven7
- over7
- revs7
- rove7
- veer7
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