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Is OVERALL a Scrabble Word?

Yes, OVERALL is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as an adjective and a noun, most often meaning “involving only main features”.

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Is OVERALL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. OVERALL is a valid 7-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: ALLOVER.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters: 7
Scrabble: 10 pts
Words With Friends: 13 pts
Anagrams: 1
Familiarity: 100th percentile

OVERALL meaning and definition

OVERALL has 4 common senses and works as an adjective and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

OVERALL as an adjective

Involving only main features.
Including everything.

OVERALL as a noun

(usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps).
A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work.

OVERALL Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

OVERALL scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is V, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

Letter	Scrabble	Words With Friends
O	1	1
V	4	5
E	1	1
R	1	1
A	1	1
L	1	2
L	1	2
Total	10	13

OVERALL on premium squares

On a double word square OVERALL scores 20 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 30. Putting V on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. Played from a full rack, all 7 letters earn the 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus.

Rearranging the letters of OVERALL

1 word uses exactly the same 7 letters as OVERALL. See all anagrams of OVERALL.

allover10

Unscramble OVERALL: 95 words from its letters

The letters O, V, E, R, A, L, L make 95 shorter words, up to 6 letters long. Most common first.

roll4
love7
real4
over7
rave7
ravel8
all3
oral4
ear3
role4
velar8
lover8
oval7
era3
ore3
rev6
al2
ar2
aver7
el2
er2
la2
lave7
laver8
lea3
lear4
or2
re2
roe3
earl4
ell3
lore4
rove7
valor8
ale3
aloe4
are3
avo6
ea2
lav6
leal4
lev6
oar3
olea4
olla4
rale4
vale7
var6
veal7
vela7
volar8
vole7
ae2
aero4
ao2
arle4
arvo7
ave6
avel7
eorl4
evo6
laer4
laevo8
lar3
lare4
leva7
levo7
lo2
loave8
lor3
loral5
loreal6
lorel5
oe2
ole3
ollav8
oller5
ora3
orle4
orval8
ova6
ovel7
rav6
realo5
reo3
vae6
vare7
vell7
vera7
voar7
voe6
vol6
vola7
volae8
vor6

Words like OVERALL

One-letter changes to OVERALL, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Add one letter to OVERALL

coverall13
overcall13
overalls11
overfall14
overgall12

More 7-letter words starting with OV

overlap12
overlay13
overbid13
overrun10
overage11
overlie10
oversea10
overuse10
overeat10
overtly13
ovarian10
ovation10
overact12
overarm12
overawe13
overdue11
overfed14
overfly16

OVERALL word facts

OVERALL is a 7-letter word with 6 distinct letters: 3 vowels (O, E and A) and 4 consonants, with L repeated. It starts with O and ends with L. By corpus frequency, OVERALL is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters O, V, E, R, A, L, L on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 7 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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OVERALL Scrabble word FAQ

Is OVERALL a Scrabble word?

Yes. OVERALL is a valid 7-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does OVERALL mean?

OVERALL is used as an adjective and a noun. Its most common meaning is “involving only main features”.

How many points is OVERALL worth in Scrabble?

OVERALL is worth 10 points in Scrabble: O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1). On a double word square it scores 20, and on a triple word square 30.

How many points is OVERALL in Words With Friends?

OVERALL is worth 13 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of OVERALL?

OVERALL has 1 anagram: ALLOVER. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in OVERALL?

You can make 95 shorter words from the letters in OVERALL, including ROLL, LOVE, REAL and OVER.

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