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What does oversee mean? Is oversee a Scrabble word?

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Is oversee a Scrabble word?

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

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Is oversee a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is oversee a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (1 found)

OVERSEE,

6-letter words (3 found)

REEVES,SEVERE,SOEVER,

5-letter words (13 found)

EREVS,EROSE,OVERS,REEVE,RESEE,ROVES,SERVE,SERVO,SEVER,SOREE,VEERS,VERSE,VERSO,

4-letter words (23 found)

ERES,EREV,EROS,EVER,EVES,EVOE,EVOS,ORES,OVER,REES,REOS,REVS,ROES,ROSE,ROVE,SEER,SERE,SORE,VEER,VEES,VERS,VOES,VORS,

3-letter words (20 found)

ERE,ERS,EVE,EVO,OES,ORE,ORS,OSE,REE,REO,RES,REV,ROE,SEE,SER,SEV,SOV,VEE,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,ER,ES,OE,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 69 words from oversee according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of oversee

oversee

Etymology

From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- +‎ see.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː]
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/, [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi]
  • (New Zealand, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌɐʉ̯.vɐˈsiː]
  • Hyphenation: over‧see
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophone: oversea

Verb

oversee (third-person singular simple present oversees, present participle overseeing, simple past oversaw, past participle overseen) (transitive)

  1. (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
  2. (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
    Synonym: superintend
  3. To inspect, examine
    Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.
  4. (obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
  5. To observe secretly or unintentionally.

Derived terms

  • overseer
  • oversight

Related terms

  • overhear

Translations

See also

  • overlook
  • overwatch

Anagrams

  • see over

Source: wiktionary.org