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What does overhear mean? Is overhear a Scrabble word?

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Is overhear a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word overhear is a Scrabble US word. The word overhear is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

O1V4E1R1H4E1A1R1

Is overhear a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word overhear is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

O1V4E1R1H4E1A1R1

Is overhear a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overhear is a Words With Friends word. The word overhear is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1V5E1R1H3E1A1R1

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8-letter words (1 found)

OVERHEAR,

7-letter words (1 found)

HOVERER,

6-letter words (4 found)

HEARER,HEAVER,REAVER,REHEAR,

5-letter words (15 found)

ARERE,ARVEE,EVHOE,EVOHE,HAVER,HEARE,HEAVE,HEVEA,HOVEA,HOVER,RAREE,RAVER,REAVE,ROVER,VERRA,

4-letter words (32 found)

AERO,ARVO,AVER,EAVE,EREV,EVER,EVOE,HARE,HARO,HAVE,HEAR,HERE,HERO,HOAR,HOER,HORA,HORE,HOVE,ORRA,OVER,RARE,RAVE,REAR,RHEA,ROAR,ROHE,RORE,ROVE,VARE,VEER,VERA,VOAR,

3-letter words (31 found)

ARE,AVE,AVO,EAR,ERA,ERE,ERR,EVE,EVO,HAE,HAO,HER,HOA,HOE,OAR,ORA,ORE,OVA,RAH,RAV,REE,REH,REO,REV,RHO,ROE,VAE,VAR,VEE,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AH,AR,EA,EE,EH,ER,HA,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 99 words from overhear according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overhear

overhear

Etymology

From Middle English overheren, from Old English oferhīeran (“to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect”), equivalent to over- +‎ hear. Cognate with Dutch overhoren (“to hear, hear about”), German überhören (“to not hear, ignore”), Danish overhøre (“to overhear”), Icelandic yfirheyra (“to hear”), Gothic *𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ufarhausjan, “to disregard, disobey”) (in 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ufarhauseins)).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

overhear (third-person singular simple present overhears, present participle overhearing, simple past and past participle overheard)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

Hyponyms

  • eavesdrop

Derived terms

  • overhearer

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Source: wiktionary.org