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Is overdo a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word overdo is a Scrabble US word. The word overdo is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is overdo a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word overdo is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is overdo a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overdo is a Words With Friends word. The word overdo is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

OVERDO,

5-letter words (4 found)

DOVER,DROVE,RODEO,ROVED,

4-letter words (16 found)

DERO,DERV,DEVO,DOER,DOOR,DORE,DOVE,ODOR,ORDO,OVER,REDO,RODE,ROED,ROOD,ROVE,VERD,

3-letter words (17 found)

DEV,DOE,DOO,DOR,EVO,ODE,OOR,ORD,ORE,RED,REO,REV,ROD,ROE,ROO,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (9 found)

DE,DO,ED,ER,OD,OE,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 48 words from overdo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overdo

overdo

Etymology

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- +‎ do.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈduː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/
  • Homophone: overdue (US, some dialects)
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: over‧do

Verb

overdo (third-person singular simple present overdoes, present participle overdoing, simple past overdid, past participle overdone)

  1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
    Synonym: exaggerate
    Antonyms: underdo, downplay
    Coordinate terms: overstate, understate
  3. To cook for too long.
    Synonym: overcook
    Antonyms: underdo, undercook
  4. To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
    Synonyms: overtask, overtax, fatigue, exhaust, wear out
  5. (obsolete) To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.
    Synonyms: excel, outdo, surpass

Usage notes

Until the 19th century, overdo was often used intransitively (without a direct object), but this usage is rare in contemporary English, and has been replaced by the phrase overdo it, “to do something too much, in an exaggerated way, or in a way that makes one too tired or endangers one's health:”

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References

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

Anagrams

  • do over, do-over, doover

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