overcorrection
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 14
Definition of overcorrection
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
(countable, uncountable)The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.
“The statement follows criticism that it depicted specific white figures (like the US Founding Fathers) or groups like Nazi-era German soldiers as people of color, possibly as an overcorrection to long-standing racial bias problems in AI.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From over- + correction.
Words you can make from overcorrection
200+ playable · top: OVERCORRECT (18 pts)
Best play overcorrect 18 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
11 words8-letter words
27 words- COERCIVE 15 pts
- CONCEIVE 15 pts
- CONTRIVE 13 pts
- COVERTER 13 pts
- EVECTION 13 pts
- ORECTIVE 13 pts
- OVERNICE 13 pts
- CICERONE 12 pts
- COCOONER 12 pts
- COERCION 12 pts
- CONCERTI 12 pts
- CONCERTO 12 pts
- CONCRETE 12 pts
- CROCEINE 12 pts
- CROCOITE 12 pts
- NECROTIC 12 pts
- INVERTER 11 pts
- INVERTOR 11 pts
- OVERTIRE 11 pts
- OVERTONE 11 pts
- CROONIER 10 pts
- ERECTION 10 pts
- NEOTERIC 10 pts
- TRICORNE 10 pts
- ORIENTER 8 pts
- ORNERIER 8 pts
- REORIENT 8 pts
7-letter words
50 words- CONVECT 14 pts
- CONVICT 14 pts
- CREVICE 14 pts
- CERVINE 12 pts
- CONVERT 12 pts
- CORVINE 12 pts
- COVERER 12 pts
- COVETER 12 pts
- EVICTOR 12 pts
- RECOVER 12 pts
- REVOICE 12 pts
- CENTRIC 11 pts
- CEROTIC 11 pts
- CICOREE 11 pts
- COERCER 11 pts
- COERECT 11 pts
- CONCEIT 11 pts
- CONCERT 11 pts
- CORNICE 11 pts
- CORRECT 11 pts
- CROCEIN 11 pts
- CROCINE 11 pts
- ECCRINE 11 pts
- ORECTIC 11 pts
- EVERTOR 10 pts
- NERVIER 10 pts
- RIVETER 10 pts
- VERNIER 10 pts
- COINTER 9 pts
- COONTIE 9 pts
- CORNIER 9 pts
- CORONER 9 pts
- CORONET 9 pts
- COTERIE 9 pts
- CROONER 9 pts
- ECOTONE 9 pts
- ENTERIC 9 pts
- ENTICER 9 pts
- ERECTOR 9 pts
- NOTICER 9 pts
- RECITER 9 pts
- TRICORN 9 pts
- ONERIER 7 pts
- REINTER 7 pts
- RENTIER 7 pts
- RETIRER 7 pts
- ROOTIER 7 pts
- TERRIER 7 pts
- TERRINE 7 pts
- TERROIR 7 pts
6-letter words
78 words- CORVEE 11 pts
- CORVET 11 pts
- COVERT 11 pts
- COVINE 11 pts
- EVINCE 11 pts
- NOVICE 11 pts
- OVONIC 11 pts
- VECTOR 11 pts
- VICTOR 11 pts
- VOICER 11 pts
- CICERO 10 pts
- COCOON 10 pts
- COERCE 10 pts
- CRETIC 10 pts
- ROCOCO 10 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIRO 9 pts
- INVERT 9 pts
- REIVER 9 pts
- RENVOI 9 pts
- REVERT 9 pts
- REVOTE 9 pts
- RIEVER 9 pts
- TROVER 9 pts
- VEINER 9 pts
- VENIRE 9 pts
- VENTER 9 pts
- VERIER 9 pts
- VERITE 9 pts
- VETOER 9 pts
- CENOTE 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CITRON 8 pts
- COINER 8 pts
- COOTER 8 pts
- COOTIE 8 pts
- CORNER 8 pts
- CORNET 8 pts
- CORRIE 8 pts
- CORTIN 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- CROTON 8 pts
- ENCORE 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- EROTIC 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- OCTROI 8 pts
- ORCEIN 8 pts
- ORRICE 8 pts
- RECENT 8 pts
- RECITE 8 pts
- RECOIN 8 pts
- RECTOR 8 pts
- RETCON 8 pts
- TENREC 8 pts
- TIERCE 8 pts
- ENROOT 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ETRIER 6 pts
- IRONER 6 pts
- NORITE 6 pts
- ORIENT 6 pts
- RENTER 6 pts
- RERENT 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- RETIRE 6 pts
- RETORE 6 pts
- RETORN 6 pts
- RIOTER 6 pts
- ROOTER 6 pts
- TERROR 6 pts
- TONIER 6 pts
- TOONIE 6 pts
- TORERO 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
5-letter words
31 words- CIVET 10 pts
- CONVO 10 pts
- COVEN 10 pts
- COVER 10 pts
- COVET 10 pts
- COVIN 10 pts
- EVICT 10 pts
- CERCI 9 pts
- CERIC 9 pts
- CONIC 9 pts
- CROCI 9 pts
- ENVOI 8 pts
- EVENT 8 pts
- EVERT 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CONTO 7 pts
- COOEE 7 pts
- COOER 7 pts
- CORER 7 pts
- CRIER 7 pts
- CRONE 7 pts
- CROON 7 pts
- CRORE 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- ERROR 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
Hooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to overcorrection to make another valid word.
Find your best play with overcorrection
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes overcorrection, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.