Is OVERWORKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERWORKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OVERWORKED mean?
Overworked is a form of OVERWORK.
- verb
use too much
“This play has been overworked”
- noun
the act of working too much or too long
“he became ill from overwork”
- verb
work excessively hard
“he is exploiting the students”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 21 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 OVERWORKED
OVERWORKED 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 OVERWORKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overwork18
- reworked16
- overdrew15
- overword15
- revoked15
- overwore14
- revoker14
- evoked14
- worked14
- evoker13
- revoke13
- rewoke13
- rework13
- worker13
- overdoer12
- overrode12
- rewove12
- evoke12
- krewe12
- vowed12
- woker12
- redrove11
- rooked11
- vower11
- week11
- woke11
- work11
- drover10
- overdo10
- overed10
- redrew10
- reword10
- droke10
- vrow10
- wove10
- wok10
- rewore9
- dower9
- drove9
- rewed9
- roved9
- rowed9
- wooed9
- deke9
- dork9
- drek9
- eked9
- vow9
- rover8
- rower8
- wooer8
- dove8
- drew8
- kore8
- owed8
- reek8
- rook8
- weed8
- wood8
- word8
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