Is OVERTURNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERTURNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERTURNING mean?
Overturning is a form of OVERTURN.
- verb
turn from an upright or normal position
“The big vase overturned”
- verb
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
“The cat knocked over the flower vase”
- verb
rule against
“The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”
- noun
the act of upsetting something
“he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 11
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 OVERTURNING
OVERTURNING 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 OVERTURNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overturing14
- venturing13
- outgiven12
- overgirt12
- revoting12
- vigneron12
- inventor11
- invertor11
- overturn11
- turnover11
- grovier11
- nerving11
- outgive11
- overing11
- venting11
- vertigo11
- vetoing11
- rerouting10
- returning10
- environ10
- overrun10
- runover10
- unrivet10
- unroven10
- venturi10
- vintner10
- govern10
- grivet10
- roving10
- vigour10
- virger10
- voguer10
- voting10
- groutier9
- nitrogen9
- retuning9
- ringtone9
- routeing9
- tenuring9
- unerring9
- enviro9
- invent9
- invert9
- outvie9
- renvoi9
- trover9
- unrove9
- virtue9
- given9
- giver9
- grove9
- ogive9
- vigor9
- vogie9
- vogue9
- neutrino8
- enuring8
- genitor8
- goutier8
- grinner8
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