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Is overcome a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word overcome is a Scrabble US word. The word overcome is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

O1V4E1R1C3O1M3E1

Is overcome a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word overcome is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

O1V4E1R1C3O1M3E1

Is overcome a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overcome is a Words With Friends word. The word overcome is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1V5E1R1C4O1M4E1

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8-letter words (2 found)

COMEOVER,OVERCOME,

7-letter words (1 found)

EMOCORE,

6-letter words (3 found)

CORVEE,CROOVE,REMOVE,

5-letter words (12 found)

COMER,COOEE,COOER,COVER,CREME,CROME,EMOVE,MOOVE,MOVER,ROMEO,VOMER,VROOM,

4-letter words (26 found)

CERE,CERO,COME,COOM,CORE,CORM,COVE,CREE,CREM,EREV,EVER,EVOE,MEER,MERC,MERE,MEVE,MOER,MOOR,MORE,MOVE,OMER,OMOV,OVER,ROOM,ROVE,VEER,

3-letter words (32 found)

CEE,COO,COR,ECO,EME,EMO,ERE,ERM,EVE,EVO,MEE,MOC,MOE,MOO,MOR,OOM,OOR,ORC,ORE,REC,REE,REM,REO,REV,ROC,ROE,ROM,ROO,VEE,VOE,VOM,VOR,

2-letter words (10 found)

EE,EM,ER,ME,MO,OE,OM,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 87 words from overcome according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overcome

overcome

Etymology

From Middle English overcomen, from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”), corresponding to over- +‎ come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen (“to overcome”), German überkommen (“to overcome”), Danish overkomme (“to overcome”), Swedish överkomma (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/

Verb

overcome (third-person singular simple present overcomes, present participle overcoming, simple past overcame, past participle overcome)

  1. (transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
  2. (intransitive) To prevail.
  3. (transitive) To recover from (a difficulty), to get over
  4. (transitive) To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
  5. To come or pass over; to spread over.
  6. (obsolete) To overflow; to surcharge.

Translations

Noun

overcome (plural overcomes)

  1. (Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
  2. (Scotland) A surplus.

References

  • “overcome”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “overcome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • come over, come-over, comeover

Source: wiktionary.org