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Words containing OV

Words that have the letters OV in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,730 playable words containing OV in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is CEREBROVASCULAR. The highest-scoring is OVEREMPHASIZING, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing OV

OVERWHELMING24
OVERWHELMED23
PROVOCATIVE23
IMPROVEMENTS22
IMPROVEMENT21
OVERWHELMS21
OVERPRICING20
OVERWHELM20
CHANGEOVER19
CONTROVERSIAL19
CONTROVERSY19
DISCOVERING19
OVERCOMING19
OVERLOOKING19
OVERPRICED19
OVERVIEW19
OVERWRITING19
PROVOKING19

Highest-scoring words containing OV

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

OVEREMPHASIZING34
OVEREMPHASIZED33
OVERHOMOGENIZED33
OVEREMPHASIZES32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
OVERCIVILIZED32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVERHOMOGENIZES32
OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PROVINCIALIZING32
OVEREMPHASIZE31

3-letter words containing OV (1)

OVA7

4-letter words containing OV (12)

COVE10
DOVE9
HOVE10
LOVE8
MOVE10
NOVA8
OVAL8
OVEN8
OVER8
OVUM11
ROVE8
WOVE11

5-letter words containing OV (50)

ABOVE11
BOVID12
CLOVE11
COVED12
COVEN11
COVER11
COVES11
COVET11
COVEY13
COVIN11
DOVEN10
DOVES10
DROVE10
FOVEA12
GLOVE10
GROVE10
HOVEL11
HOVER11
LOVAT9
LOVED10
LOVER9
LOVES9
MOVED12
MOVER11
MOVES11
MOVIE11
NOVAE9
NOVAS9
NOVEL9
OVALS9
OVARY11
OVATE9
OVENS9
OVERS9
OVERT9
OVINE9
OVOID10
OVOLI9
OVOLO9
OVULE10
POOVE11
PROVE11
ROVED10
ROVEN9
ROVER9
ROVES9
SHOVE11
STOVE9
TROVE9
WOVEN12

6-letter words containing OV (91)

ALCOVE12
BEHOVE14
BOVIDS13
BOVINE12
CLOVEN12
CLOVER12
CLOVES12
COVENS12
COVERS12
COVERT12
COVETS12
COVEYS14
COVING13
DOVISH13
DROVER11
DROVES11
FOVEAE13
FOVEAL13
FOVEAS13
GLOVED12
GLOVES11
GOVERN11
GROOVE11
GROOVY13
GROVEL11
GROVES11
HOOVES12
HOVELS12
HOVERS12
IMPROV14
JOVIAL18
LOVELY12
LOVERS10
LOVING11
MOVERS12
MOVIES12
MOVING13
NOVELS10
NOVICE12
OVERDO11
OVERLY12
OVOIDS11
OVULES11
PLOVER12
PROVED13
PROVEN12
PROVES12
REMOVE12
ROVERS10
ROVING11
SHOVED13
SHOVEL12
SHOVES12
SLOVEN10
SOVIET10
STOVES10
STROVE10
UNWOVE14
UPDOVE14
UPHOVE15

The 60 most common shown, 31 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing OV (177)

ALCOVES13
ANCHOVY17
APPROVE15
BEHOOVE15
BEHOVED16
BEHOVES15
BELOVED14
BOVINES13
CLOVERS13
COVERED14
COVERTS13
COVETED14
FLYOVER16
GLOVING13
GOVERNS12
GROOVED13
GROOVES12
GROVELS12
HOVERED14
IMPROVE15
LOVABLE13
MOVABLE15
NOVELTY13
NOVICES13
OVARIES11
OVATION11
OVERALL11
OVERATE11
OVERDID13
OVERDUE13
OVEREAT11
OVERJOY21
OVERLAP13
OVERLAY13
OVERLIE11
OVERPAY15
OVERRAN11
OVERRUN12
OVERSAW14
OVERSEE11
OVERTAX17
OVERTLY13
OVERUSE12
OVIDUCT15
POPOVER15
POVERTY15
PROVERB15
PROVIDE14
PROVING14
PROVISO13
PROVOKE16
RECOVER13
REMOVAL13
REMOVED14
REMOVES13
REPROVE13
SHOVELS13
SHOVING14
UNCOVER14
UNMOVED15

The 60 most common shown, 117 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OV (420)

APPROVAL16
APPROVED17
APPROVES16
BELOVEDS15
COVERAGE15
COVERING15
COVERTLY16
COVETING15
COVETOUS15
DISCOVER15
DISPROVE15
FLYOVERS17
GOVERNED14
GOVERNOR13
HANGOVER15
HOVERING15
IMPROVED17
IMPROVES16
JOVIALLY22
LOVINGLY15
MANGROVE15
MOREOVER14
MOVABLES16
MOVEMENT16
OVERCAME16
OVERCOME16
OVERDRAW16
OVERDREW16
OVERFLOW18
OVERGREW16
OVERGROW16
OVERHAND15
OVERHANG15
OVERHAUL15
OVERHEAD15
OVERHUNG16
OVERKILL15
OVERLOAD13
OVERLONG13
OVERLOOK15
OVERRIDE13
OVERRODE13
OVERSEAS12
OVERTAKE15
OVERTIME14
OVERTONE12
OVERVIEW19
OVERWORK18
PROVABLE16
PROVABLY18
PROVERBS16
PROVIDED16
PROVIDES15
PROVINCE16
PROVOKED18
PROVOKES17
PUSHOVER17
RECOVERS14
RECOVERY16
REMOVING15

The 60 most common shown, 360 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OV (433)

ANCHOVIES17
APPROVALS17
APPROVING18
COVENANTS15
DISCOVERS16
DISCOVERY18
DISPROVED17
DISPROVES16
EXTROVERT19
GOVERNING15
HANGOVERS16
IMMOVABLE19
IMPROVING18
IMPROVISE17
INTERWOVE16
MANGROVES16
MOVEMENTS17
OVERBLOWN18
OVERBOARD16
OVERCOMES17
OVERCROWD19
OVERDRAFT17
OVERDRAWN17
OVERDRAWS17
OVERFLOWS19
OVERGROWN17
OVERGROWS17
OVERHANDS16
OVERHANGS16
OVERHAULS16
OVERHEADS16
OVERHEARD16
OVERLOADS14
OVERLOOKS16
OVERLYING16
OVERNIGHT16
OVERPOWER18
OVERPRICE17
OVERRIDES14
OVERSIGHT16
OVERTAKEN16
OVERTAKES16
OVERTHREW18
OVERTHROW18
OVERTONES13
OVERWHELM20
OVERWORKS19
OVERWRITE16
PROVIDING17
PROVINCES17
PROVISION15
PROVOKING19
PULLOVERS16
PUSHOVERS18
RECOVERED16
REMOVABLE17
REPROVING16
SHOVELING16
SHOVELLED16
UNCOVERED17

The 60 most common shown, 373 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OV (393)

ABOVEBOARD19
CHANGEOVER19
COVENANTED17
DISAPPROVE19
DISCOVERED18
DISPROVING18
EXTROVERTS20
GOVERNMENT17
GROVELLING16
IMPOVERISH20
IMPROVISED19
IMPROVISES18
INNOVATION14
INNOVATIVE18
INTERWOVEN17
OVERBURDEN18
OVERCHARGE19
OVERCOMING19
OVERCROWDS20
OVERDOSING16
OVERFLOWED21
OVERHAULED18
OVERHEATED17
OVERLAPPED19
OVERLAYING17
OVERLOADED16
OVERLOOKED18
OVERNIGHTS17
OVERPASSES16
OVERPOWERS19
OVERPRICED19
OVERPRICES18
OVERPRINTS16
OVERREACTS16
OVERRIDDEN16
OVERRIDING16
OVERRULING16
OVERSHADOW20
OVERSHOOTS16
OVERSIGHTS17
OVERSLEEPS16
OVERTAKING18
OVERTHROWN19
OVERTHROWS19
OVERTURNED16
OVERWEIGHT20
OVERWHELMS21
OVERWORKED21
OVERWRITES17
PROVENANCE18
PROVERBIAL18
PROVIDENCE19
PROVINCIAL18
PROVISIONS16
RECOVERING17
REDISCOVER17
SHOVELLING17
UNCOVERING18
UNDERCOVER18
UNPROVOKED21

The 60 most common shown, 333 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OV (349)

APPROVINGLY22
CONTROVERSY19
COVENANTING18
DISAPPROVAL20
DISAPPROVED21
DISAPPROVES20
DISCOVERIES18
DISCOVERING19
EXTROVERTED22
GOVERNESSES16
GOVERNMENTS18
IMPROVEMENT21
IMPROVISING20
INNOVATIONS15
OVERACHIEVE23
OVERANXIOUS22
OVERBEARING18
OVERBURDENS19
OVERCASTING18
OVERCHARGED21
OVERCHARGES20
OVERCROWDED22
OVERDRAWING20
OVEREXPOSED24
OVEREXPOSES23
OVERFLOWING22
OVERGROWING20
OVERHANGING19
OVERHAULING19
OVERHEARING18
OVERHEATING18
OVERLAPPING20
OVERLOADING17
OVERLOOKING19
OVERPOWERED21
OVERPRICING20
OVERPRINTED18
OVERREACTED18
OVERRUNNING17
OVERSHADOWS21
OVERSTATING16
OVERSTEPPED20
OVERSTUFFED23
OVERTURNING17
OVERWHELMED23
OVERWORKING22
OVERWRITING19
OVERWRITTEN18
OVERWROUGHT22
OVERZEALOUS24
PROVINCIALS19
PROVISIONAL17
PROVISIONED18
PROVOCATION19
PROVOCATIVE23
RECOVERABLE19
REDISCOVERS18
RENOVATIONS15
SLOVENLIEST15
SOVEREIGNTY18

The 60 most common shown, 289 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OV (283)

CLOVERLEAVES22
CONTROVERTED19
COVETOUSNESS19
DISAPPROVING22
EXTROVERSION22
GOVERNMENTAL19
GOVERNORSHIP21
IMPOVERISHED23
IMPOVERISHES22
IMPROVEMENTS22
IMPROVIDENCE23
INTROVERSION16
MISGOVERNING20
OVERABUNDANT20
OVERACHIEVED25
OVERACHIEVER24
OVERACHIEVES24
OVERBALANCED21
OVERBALANCES20
OVERBURDENED21
OVERCAUTIOUS20
OVERCHARGING22
OVERCROWDING23
OVERDRESSING18
OVEREQUIPPED30
OVERESTIMATE18
OVEREXPOSING25
OVEREXPOSURE25
OVEREXTENDED24
OVERGENEROUS18
OVERINDULGED20
OVERINDULGES19
OVERPOPULATE21
OVERPOWERING22
OVERPRINTING19
OVERPRODUCED23
OVERPRODUCES22
OVERREACHING21
OVERREACTING19
OVERREACTION18
OVERSHADOWED23
OVERSHOOTING19
OVERSIMPLIFY25
OVERSLEEPING19
OVERSPENDING20
OVERSTEPPING21
OVERSTOCKING22
OVERSUPPLIED22
OVERSUPPLIES21
OVERTHINKING22
OVERTHROWING22
OVERWHELMING24
PROVERBIALLY22
PROVIDENTIAL19
PROVISIONING19
PROVOCATIONS20
REDISCOVERED20
SLOVENLINESS16
UNDISCOVERED21
UNGOVERNABLE20

The 60 most common shown, 223 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,730 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.6%) are containing OV. Most of them, 433, have 9 letters. 1,652 start with OV, 1 end with it and 1,077 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with OV

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing OV?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,730 words containing OV, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OV?

OVEREMPHASIZING, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: OVEREMPHASIZED (33), OVERHOMOGENIZED (33) and OVEREMPHASIZES (32).

What are the most common words containing OV?

OVERWHELMING, OVERWHELMED, PROVOCATIVE, IMPROVEMENTS, IMPROVEMENT and OVERWHELMS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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