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Is overlie a Scrabble word?

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

O1V4E1R1L1I1E1

Is overlie a Scrabble UK word?

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

O1V4E1R1L1I1E1

Is overlie a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overlie is a Words With Friends word. The word overlie is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1V5E1R1L2I1E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

OVERLIE,RELIEVO,

6-letter words (10 found)

EVILER,LEVIER,LIEVER,LOERIE,LOVIER,OLIVER,RELIVE,REVILE,VEILER,VIOLER,

5-letter words (22 found)

ELVER,ERVIL,LEVER,LIEVE,LIVER,LIVOR,LIVRE,LOVER,LOVIE,OILER,OLIVE,ORIEL,REIVE,RELIE,REOIL,REVEL,REVIE,RIEVE,RIVEL,VILER,VIREO,VOILE,

4-letter words (38 found)

EORL,EREV,EVER,EVIL,EVOE,LEER,LEIR,LERE,LEVE,LEVO,LIER,LIRE,LIVE,LOIR,LORE,LOVE,ORLE,OVEL,OVER,REEL,RIEL,RILE,RIVE,RIVO,ROIL,ROLE,ROVE,VEER,VEIL,VELE,VIER,VILE,VIOL,VIRE,VIRL,VLEI,VOLE,VRIL,

3-letter words (23 found)

EEL,ERE,EVE,EVO,IRE,LEE,LEI,LEV,LIE,LOR,OIL,OLE,ORE,REE,REI,REO,REV,ROE,VEE,VIE,VOE,VOL,VOR,

2-letter words (10 found)

EE,EL,ER,IO,LI,LO,OE,OI,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 106 words from overlie according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overlie

overlie

Etymology

From Middle English overlien, overliggen, equivalent to over- +‎ lie (“to be reclined”). Compare West Frisian oerlizze, German überliegen, Danish overligge, Swedish överligga, Norwegian overligge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/
  • Hyphenation: over‧lie
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain)

  1. To lie over or upon
  2. (transitive) To suffocate by lying upon

References

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

Anagrams

  • lie over, relievo

Source: wiktionary.org