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Is overstep a Scrabble word?

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

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Is overstep a Scrabble UK word?

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

O1V4E1R1S1T1E1P3

Is overstep a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overstep is a Words With Friends word. The word overstep is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1V5E1R1S1T1E1P4

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8-letter words (2 found)

OVERSTEP,STEPOVER,

7-letter words (4 found)

ESTOVER,OVERSET,REVOTES,VETOERS,

6-letter words (35 found)

EVERTS,OPTERS,PERVES,PERVOS,PESTER,PETERS,PETRES,POSTER,PRESET,PRESTO,PREVES,PROVES,REPOSE,REPOST,REPOTS,RESPOT,REVEST,REVETS,REVOTE,SOEVER,STEREO,STERVE,STOPER,STOVER,STROVE,TOPEES,TOPERS,TROPES,TROVES,VERSET,VERSTE,VESPER,VETOER,VETOES,VOTERS,

5-letter words (79 found)

EREVS,EROSE,ESTER,ESTOP,ESTRO,EVERT,EVETS,OPTER,OVERS,OVERT,PEERS,PERES,PERSE,PERST,PERTS,PERVE,PERVO,PERVS,PESTO,PETER,PETRE,POETS,PORES,PORTS,POSER,POTES,PREES,PRESE,PREST,PREVE,PROSE,PROST,PROVE,REEST,REPOS,REPOT,RESET,RESTO,REVET,ROPES,ROSET,ROTES,ROVES,SERVE,SERVO,SEVER,SOREE,SPEER,SPORE,SPORT,SPREE,STEEP,STEER,STERE,STOEP,STOPE,STORE,STOVE,STREP,STROP,TEERS,TERES,TERSE,TOPEE,TOPER,TOPES,TORES,TORSE,TREES,TROPE,TROVE,VEEPS,VEERS,VERSE,VERSO,VERST,VERTS,VOTER,VOTES,

4-letter words (80 found)

EPOS,ERES,EREV,EROS,ERST,EVER,EVES,EVET,EVOE,EVOS,OPES,OPTS,ORES,ORTS,OVER,PEER,PEES,PERE,PERT,PERV,PESO,PEST,PETS,POET,PORE,PORT,POSE,POST,POTE,POTS,PREE,PROS,REES,REOS,REPO,REPS,REST,RETE,RETS,REVS,ROES,ROPE,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTS,ROVE,SEEP,SEER,SEPT,SERE,SORE,SORT,SPET,SPOT,STEP,STOP,TEER,TEES,TOES,TOPE,TOPS,TORE,TORS,TOSE,TREE,TRES,TROP,VEEP,VEER,VEES,VERS,VERT,VEST,VETO,VETS,VOES,VORS,VOTE,VROT,

3-letter words (46 found)

ERE,ERS,EST,EVE,EVO,OES,OPE,OPS,OPT,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,PEE,PER,PES,PET,POS,POT,PRE,PRO,PST,REE,REO,REP,RES,RET,REV,ROE,ROT,SEE,SER,SET,SEV,SOP,SOT,SOV,TEE,TES,TOE,TOP,TOR,VEE,VET,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (15 found)

EE,ER,ES,ET,OE,OP,OR,OS,PE,PO,RE,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 262 words from overstep according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overstep

overstep

Etymology

From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”), equivalent to over- +‎ step. Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/
  • (US) enPR: ō'vəstĕpʹ, IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛp

Verb

overstep (third-person singular simple present oversteps, present participle overstepping, simple past and past participle overstepped)

  1. (transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
  2. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
  3. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:overstep.

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Noun

overstep (uncountable)

  1. A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
  2. A movement in which one oversteps.

Anagrams

  • overpets, step over, stepover

Source: wiktionary.org