Is OVERWHELMINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERWHELMINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 29 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERWHELMINGLY mean?
- adverb
incapable of being resisted
“the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
29
Scrabble
33
Words With Friends
14
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 29 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 OVERWHELMINGLY
OVERWHELMINGLY 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 OVERWHELMINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overwhelming24
- overwhelm20
- howlingly19
- overweigh19
- whomever19
- liverymen17
- hegemony17
- movingly17
- overwily17
- weevilly17
- weighmen17
- whelming17
- hovelling16
- overlying16
- veeringly16
- volleying16
- yellowing16
- however16
- rhyming16
- weevily16
- whoever16
- whingy16
- mellowing15
- mongrelly15
- wolverine15
- hoveling15
- hovering15
- levogyre15
- lovingly15
- rovingly15
- wheeling15
- whorling15
- wingover15
- mynheer15
- wherve15
- whiney15
- whirly15
- wholly15
- wyvern15
- gromwell14
- homegirl14
- homering14
- removing14
- volleyer14
- yellower14
- greyhen14
- helving14
- howling14
- hygiene14
- levying14
- reweigh14
- weigher14
- whinger14
- whoring14
- wrongly14
- yowling14
- homely14
- homily14
- hominy14
- whilom14
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