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Is oversight a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word oversight is a Scrabble US word. The word oversight is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is oversight a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word oversight is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

O1V4E1R1S1I1G2H4T1

Is oversight a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word oversight is a Words With Friends word. The word oversight is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1V5E1R1S1I1G3H3T1

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9-letter words (1 found)

OVERSIGHT,

8-letter words (5 found)

EIGHTVOS,GHOSTIER,GROVIEST,OVERHITS,VERTIGOS,

7-letter words (20 found)

EIGHTVO,GOITERS,GOITRES,GORIEST,GOTHIER,GRIVETS,GROVETS,HERIOTS,HOGTIES,HOISTER,OGREISH,OVERHIT,RESIGHT,SHORTIE,SIGHTER,THRIVES,TORSIVE,TOSHIER,VERTIGO,VOGIEST,

6-letter words (64 found)

EGOIST,EIGHTS,ERGOTS,GIRTHS,GIVERS,GOIEST,GOITER,GOITRE,GOSTER,GRIOTS,GRITHS,GRIVET,GROSET,GROVES,GROVET,HERIOT,HIVERS,HOGTIE,HORSIE,HORSTE,HOSIER,HOSTIE,HOVERS,OGIVES,OGRISH,ORGIES,OTHERS,RESHOT,RIGHTO,RIGHTS,RIVETS,ROESTI,SHIVER,SHOVER,SHRIVE,SHROVE,SIGHER,SORTIE,SOVIET,STIVER,STOGIE,STORGE,STOVER,STRIVE,STROVE,THEIRS,THRIVE,THROES,THROVE,TIGERS,TIROES,TORIES,TOSHER,TREVIS,TRIGOS,TRIOSE,TROVES,VERIST,VIGORS,VIREOS,VIRGES,VIROSE,VOGIER,VOTERS,

5-letter words (135 found)

EIGHT,ERGOS,ERGOT,ESTRO,ETHOS,GEIST,GEITS,GHEST,GHOST,GIROS,GIRSH,GIRTH,GIRTS,GITES,GIVER,GIVES,GOERS,GOEST,GOETH,GOIER,GORES,GORIS,GORSE,GOSHT,GOTHS,GRIOT,GRISE,GRIST,GRITH,GRITS,GROTS,GROVE,HEIRS,HEIST,HEROS,HIRES,HIVER,HIVES,HOERS,HOISE,HOIST,HORIS,HORSE,HORST,HOSER,HOVER,HOVES,ITHER,OGIVE,OGRES,OSIER,OTHER,OVERS,OVERT,OVIST,REGOS,REIST,RESIT,RESTO,RHIES,RIGHT,RIOTS,RITES,RIVES,RIVET,ROHES,ROIST,ROSET,ROSHI,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,ROVES,SEHRI,SERVO,SHERO,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SHIVE,SHOER,SHOGI,SHORE,SHORT,SHOTE,SHOVE,SIETH,SIGHT,SITHE,SIVER,SOGER,STIRE,STIVE,STORE,STOVE,STRIG,TEHRS,THEIR,THIGS,THOSE,THROE,TIERS,TIGER,TIGES,TIRES,TIROS,TOGES,TOISE,TORES,TORSE,TORSI,TRIES,TRIGO,TRIGS,TRIOS,TROGS,TROIS,TROVE,VEGOS,VERSO,VERST,VERTS,VIERS,VIGOR,VIREO,VIRES,VIRGE,VISOR,VISTO,VITRO,VOGIE,VOTER,VOTES,

4-letter words (151 found)

EGIS,EGOS,EISH,ERGO,ERGS,EROS,ERST,ETHS,EVOS,GEIT,GEOS,GERS,GERT,GEST,GETS,GHIS,GIES,GIOS,GIRO,GIRT,GIST,GITE,GITS,GIVE,GOER,GOES,GORE,GORI,GORS,GOSH,GOTH,GOVS,GRIS,GRIT,GROT,HEIR,HERO,HERS,HEST,HETS,HIES,HIRE,HIST,HITS,HIVE,HOER,HOES,HOGS,HOIS,HORE,HORI,HORS,HOSE,HOST,HOTE,HOTS,HOVE,IRES,OGRE,ORES,ORGS,ORTS,OVER,REGO,REGS,REHS,REIS,REOS,RESH,REST,RETS,REVS,RHOS,RIGS,RIOT,RISE,RITE,RITS,RIVE,RIVO,ROES,ROHE,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTS,ROVE,SEGO,SEIR,SHET,SHIR,SHIT,SHIV,SHOE,SHOG,SHOT,SHRI,SIGH,SIRE,SITE,SITH,SORE,SORI,SORT,SOTH,STIE,STIR,TEGS,TEHR,THIG,THIO,THIR,THIS,THRO,TIER,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TIRE,TIRO,TOES,TOGE,TOGS,TORE,TORI,TORS,TOSE,TOSH,TRES,TRIE,TRIG,TRIO,TROG,VEGO,VERS,VERT,VEST,VETO,VETS,VIER,VIES,VIGS,VIRE,VISE,VITE,VOES,VOGS,VORS,VOTE,VROT,

3-letter words (89 found)

EGO,EHS,ERG,ERS,EST,ETH,EVO,GEO,GER,GET,GHI,GIE,GIO,GIS,GIT,GOE,GOR,GOS,GOT,GOV,HER,HES,HET,HIE,HIS,HIT,HOE,HOG,HOI,HOS,HOT,IOS,IRE,ISH,ISO,ITS,OES,OHS,OIS,ORE,ORG,ORS,ORT,OSE,REG,REH,REI,REO,RES,RET,REV,RHO,RIG,RIT,ROE,ROT,SEG,SEI,SER,SET,SEV,SHE,SHO,SIG,SIR,SIT,SOG,SOH,SOT,SOV,SRI,TEG,TES,THE,THO,TIE,TIG,TIS,TOE,TOG,TOR,VEG,VET,VIE,VIG,VIS,VOE,VOG,VOR,

2-letter words (25 found)

EH,ER,ES,ET,GI,GO,HE,HI,HO,IO,IS,IT,OE,OH,OI,OR,OS,RE,SH,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 491 words from oversight according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of oversight

oversight

Etymology

over- +‎ sight. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/
  • (Scottish English) IPA(key): /ˈo̝vərˌsaɪt/
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈoːbʱə(ɾ)ˌsaɪt/
  • Homophone: overcite

Noun

oversight (countable and uncountable, plural oversights)

  1. An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
  2. Supervision or management.
  3. Overview.
    Coordinate term: undersight

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

oversight (third-person singular simple present oversights, present participle oversighting, simple past and past participle oversighted)

  1. (transitive, nonstandard) To oversee; to supervise.
  3. (Internet, transitive, Wikimedia jargon) To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.

Derived terms

  • oversighter

Source: wiktionary.org