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Is overthrow a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word overthrow is a Scrabble US word. The word overthrow is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is overthrow a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word overthrow is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

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Is overthrow a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overthrow is a Words With Friends word. The word overthrow is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

OVERTHROW,THROWOVER,

7-letter words (3 found)

OVERHOT,ROWOVER,THROWER,

6-letter words (9 found)

HOOTER,HOOVER,RHETOR,ROOTER,ROTHER,THROVE,THROWE,TORERO,TROVER,

5-letter words (30 found)

HOOVE,HOVER,HOWRE,ORTHO,OTHER,OVERT,RETRO,REWTH,ROTOR,ROVER,ROWER,ROWTH,THEOW,THORO,THREW,THROE,THROW,TOWER,TROVE,TWOER,VOTER,VOWER,WHOOT,WHORE,WHORT,WOOER,WORTH,WROOT,WROTE,WROTH,

4-letter words (41 found)

HERO,HOER,HOOR,HOOT,HORE,HOTE,HOVE,HOWE,OVER,OWER,OWRE,ROHE,ROOT,RORE,RORT,ROTE,ROTO,ROVE,ROWT,TEHR,THEW,THRO,TOHO,TORE,TORO,TORR,TREW,TROW,VERT,VETO,VOTE,VROT,VROW,WERO,WERT,WHET,WHOT,WOOT,WORE,WORT,WOVE,

3-letter words (46 found)

ERR,ETH,EVO,EWT,HER,HET,HEW,HOE,HOO,HOT,HOW,OHO,OOH,OOR,OOT,ORE,ORT,OWE,OWT,REH,REO,RET,REV,REW,RHO,ROE,ROO,ROT,ROW,TEW,THE,THO,TOE,TOO,TOR,TOW,TWO,VET,VOE,VOR,VOW,WET,WHO,WOE,WOO,WOT,

2-letter words (16 found)

EH,ER,ET,EW,HE,HO,OE,OH,OO,OR,OW,RE,TE,TO,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 148 words from overthrow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overthrow

overthrow

Pronunciation

  • Verb senses:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/
    • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Noun senses:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəθɹəʊ/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚˌθɹoʊ/
  • Hyphenation: over‧throw

Etymology 1

From Middle English overthrowen, equivalent to over- +‎ throw. Compare Dutch overdraaien, German überdrehen, Old English oferweorpan (“to overthrow”).

For the noun sense, compare Middle English overthrow, overthrowe (“destruction, downfall”), from the verb.

Verb

overthrow (third-person singular simple present overthrows, present participle overthrowing, simple past overthrew, past participle overthrown)

  1. (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
  2. (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
Derived terms
  • overthrowable
  • overthrowal
  • overthrower
Translations

Noun

overthrow (countable and uncountable, plural overthrows)

  1. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
  2. (archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
Hypernyms
  • downfall
  • usurpation
Coordinate terms
  • collapse
Translations

Etymology 2

over- +‎ throw.

Verb

overthrow (third-person singular simple present overthrows, present participle overthrowing, simple past overthrew, past participle overthrown)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
Translations

Noun

overthrow (plural overthrows)

  1. (sports) A throw that goes too far.
    1. (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
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References

Further reading

  • overthrow (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • throw over

Source: wiktionary.org