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Is overstand a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word overstand is a Scrabble US word. The word overstand is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is overstand a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word overstand is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

O1V4E1R1S1T1A1N1D2

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9-letter words (2 found)

OVERSTAND,STANDOVER,

8-letter words (2 found)

TORNADES,VENATORS,

7-letter words (31 found)

ADVENTS,ADVERTS,ASTONED,ATONERS,DARNEST,DOATERS,DONATES,ENDARTS,NOVATED,NOVATES,ONSTEAD,OVERSAD,ROASTED,RODENTS,SANTERO,SAVORED,SENATOR,SERVANT,SNORTED,STANDER,STARNED,STARVED,TAVERNS,TORNADE,TORSADE,TREASON,TROADES,VENATOR,VENDORS,VERDANT,VERSANT,

6-letter words (106 found)

ADORES,ADORNS,ADVENT,ADVERT,ANDROS,ANODES,ANTRES,ARDENT,ARSENO,ASTERN,ASTONE,ATONED,ATONER,ATONES,AVERTS,AVOSET,DATERS,DAVENS,DEARNS,DENARS,DERATS,DEVONS,DEVOTS,DOATER,DONATE,DONERS,DOTERS,DOVENS,DOVERS,DRANTS,DRONES,DROVES,ENDART,NADORS,NESTOR,NOTERS,NOVATE,OATERS,ORANTS,ORATED,ORATES,OREADS,ORNATE,OSETRA,OVATED,OVATES,RADONS,RANTED,RAVENS,REASON,REDANS,REDONS,ROATED,ROATES,RODENT,RONDES,RONTES,ROSTED,ROTANS,SANDER,SARODE,SENORA,SNARED,SNORED,SOARED,SONDER,SORNED,SORTED,SOVRAN,STANED,STARED,STARVE,STAVED,STEARD,STERNA,STONED,STONER,STORED,STOVED,STOVER,STRAND,STRODE,STROND,STROVE,TAVERN,TAVERS,TENORS,TENSOR,TONERS,TORANS,TRADES,TRANSE,TRAVES,TREADS,TRENDS,TROADE,TROADS,TRODES,TRONAS,TRONES,TROVES,VADOSE,VASTER,VENDOR,VORANT,VOTERS,

5-letter words (234 found)

ADORE,ADORN,AEONS,AEROS,ANDRO,ANODE,ANTED,ANTES,ANTRE,ARETS,AROSE,ARSED,ARSON,ARVOS,ASTER,ATONE,AVENS,AVERS,AVERT,DANTS,DARES,DARNS,DARTS,DATER,DATES,DATOS,DAVEN,DEANS,DEARN,DEARS,DENAR,DENTS,DERAT,DERNS,DEROS,DERVS,DEVAS,DEVON,DEVOS,DEVOT,DOATS,DOERS,DOEST,DONAS,DONER,DORES,DORSA,DORSE,DORTS,DOSER,DOTER,DOTES,DOVEN,DOVER,DOVES,DRANT,DRATS,DRAVE,DRENT,DREST,DRONE,DROVE,EARDS,EARNS,EARNT,EARST,ESTRO,ETNAS,NARDS,NARES,NATES,NAVES,NEARS,NEATS,NERDS,NERTS,NODES,NOSED,NOSER,NOTED,NOTER,NOTES,NOVAE,NOVAS,OARED,OATEN,OATER,OAVES,ONERS,ONSET,ORANT,ORATE,OREAD,OVATE,OVENS,OVERS,OVERT,RADON,RANDS,RANTS,RASED,RATED,RATES,RATOS,RAVED,RAVEN,RAVES,READS,REANS,REAST,REDAN,REDON,REDOS,RENDS,RENOS,RENTS,RESAT,RESOD,RESTO,ROADS,ROANS,ROAST,ROATE,RODES,RONDE,RONES,RONTE,RONTS,ROSED,ROSET,ROTAN,ROTAS,ROTED,ROTES,ROVED,ROVEN,ROVES,SANED,SANER,SANTO,SARED,SAROD,SATED,SAVED,SAVER,SAVOR,SEDAN,SENOR,SERON,SERVO,SETON,SNARE,SNEAD,SNORE,SNORT,SOARE,SOAVE,SONAR,SONDE,SORDA,SORED,SORTA,STADE,STAND,STANE,STARE,STARN,STAVE,STEAD,STEAN,STEAR,STEND,STENO,STERN,STOAE,STOND,STONE,STORE,STOVE,STRAD,STRAE,TARDO,TARED,TARES,TARNS,TAROS,TASED,TASER,TAVER,TEADS,TEARS,TENDS,TENOR,TERAS,TERNS,TOADS,TOEAS,TONED,TONER,TONES,TORAN,TORAS,TORES,TORSE,TOSED,TRADE,TRADS,TRANS,TRAVE,TREAD,TREND,TROAD,TRODE,TRODS,TRONA,TRONE,TRONS,TROVE,TSADE,VADES,VANED,VANES,VANTS,VARES,VENDS,VENTS,VERSO,VERST,VERTS,VESTA,VOARS,VOTED,VOTER,VOTES,

4-letter words (238 found)

ADOS,AEON,AERO,ANDS,ANES,ANTE,ANTS,ARDS,ARED,ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARTS,ARVO,ATES,AVER,AVES,AVOS,DAES,DANS,DANT,DARE,DARN,DART,DATE,DATO,DEAN,DEAR,DENS,DENT,DERN,DERO,DERV,DEVA,DEVO,DEVS,DOAT,DOEN,DOER,DOES,DONA,DONE,DONS,DORE,DORS,DORT,DOSA,DOSE,DOST,DOTE,DOTS,DOVE,DRAT,EANS,EARD,EARN,EARS,EAST,EATS,ENDS,ENTS,EOAN,EONS,ERAS,ERNS,EROS,ERST,ETAS,ETNA,EVOS,NADS,NAES,NAOS,NARD,NARE,NATS,NAVE,NAVS,NEAR,NEAT,NEDS,NERD,NEST,NETS,NODE,NODS,NOES,NOSE,NOTA,NOTE,NOVA,OARS,OAST,OATS,ODAS,ODEA,ODES,ONER,ONES,ONST,ORAD,ORDS,ORES,ORTS,OSAR,OVEN,OVER,RADE,RADS,RAND,RANT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATO,RATS,RAVE,RAVS,READ,REAN,REDO,REDS,REND,RENO,RENS,RENT,REOS,REST,RETS,REVS,ROAD,ROAN,RODE,RODS,ROED,ROES,RONE,RONT,ROSE,ROST,ROTA,ROTE,ROTS,ROVE,SADE,SADO,SAND,SANE,SANT,SARD,SATE,SAVE,SEAN,SEAR,SEAT,SENA,SEND,SENT,SERA,SETA,SNAR,SNED,SNOD,SNOT,SOAR,SODA,SONE,SORA,SORD,SORE,SORN,SORT,STAR,STED,STEN,STOA,TADS,TAED,TAES,TANE,TANS,TAOS,TARE,TARN,TARO,TARS,TASE,TAVS,TEAD,TEAR,TEAS,TEDS,TEND,TENS,TERN,TOAD,TODS,TOEA,TOED,TOES,TONE,TONS,TORA,TORE,TORN,TORS,TOSA,TOSE,TRAD,TRES,TROD,TRON,TSAR,VADE,VAES,VANE,VANS,VANT,VARE,VARS,VASE,VAST,VATS,VENA,VEND,VENT,VERA,VERD,VERS,VERT,VEST,VETO,VETS,VOAR,VOES,VORS,VOTE,VROT,

3-letter words (117 found)

ADO,ADS,AND,ANE,ANS,ANT,ARD,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,AVE,AVO,DAE,DAN,DAS,DEN,DEV,DOE,DON,DOR,DOS,DOT,DSO,EAN,EAR,EAS,EAT,EDS,END,ENS,EON,ERA,ERN,ERS,EST,ETA,EVO,NAE,NAS,NAT,NAV,NED,NET,NOD,NOR,NOS,NOT,OAR,OAT,ODA,ODE,ODS,OES,ONE,ONS,ORA,ORD,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,OVA,RAD,RAN,RAS,RAT,RAV,RED,REN,REO,RES,RET,REV,ROD,ROE,ROT,SAD,SAE,SAN,SAR,SAT,SAV,SEA,SED,SEN,SER,SET,SEV,SOD,SON,SOT,SOV,TAD,TAE,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAS,TAV,TEA,TED,TEN,TES,TOD,TOE,TON,TOR,VAE,VAN,VAR,VAS,VAT,VET,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (29 found)

AD,AE,AN,AR,AS,AT,DA,DE,DO,EA,ED,EN,ER,ES,ET,NA,NE,NO,OD,OE,ON,OR,OS,RE,SO,ST,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 760 words from overstand according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overstand

overstand

Etymology 1

From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- +‎ stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”).

Verb

overstand (third-person singular simple present overstands, present participle overstanding, simple past and past participle overstood)

  1. (rare) To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
  2. (transitive) To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
  3. (yachting, boat racing): To sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
  4. (forestry, of a coppice): To be neglected and left uncut for too long.

Noun

overstand (plural overstands)

  1. (lutherie) The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.

Etymology 2

Blend of over +‎ understand, coined in Rastafarianism before 1965.

Verb

overstand (third-person singular simple present overstands, present participle overstanding, simple past and past participle overstood)

  1. (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.
    Synonyms: get, grok

Anagrams

  • standover

Dutch

Etymology

over + stand

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: over‧stand

Noun

overstand m (plural overstanden, diminutive overstandje n)

  1. an amount which is outstanding, a remaining debt

Source: wiktionary.org