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Is overweening a Scrabble word?

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

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Is overweening a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is overweening a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word overweening is a Words With Friends word. The word overweening is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

OVERWEENING,

9-letter words (2 found)

NONVIEWER,VENEERING,

8-letter words (9 found)

ENERVING,ENGINEER,ENGRIEVE,OVERWEEN,OVERWING,RENEWING,VIGNERON,VIROGENE,WINGOVER,

7-letter words (26 found)

EEVNING,ENEWING,ENGINER,ENRIVEN,ENVIRON,EVENING,GREENIE,INGENER,INGROWN,INNERVE,INWOVEN,NEGRONI,NEOGENE,NERVINE,NERVING,OVENING,OVERING,OVERNEW,REEVING,REGIVEN,REVENGE,REWOVEN,VEERING,WEENIER,WEENING,WENNIER,

6-letter words (51 found)

ENERVE,ENGINE,ENGORE,ENRING,ENVIER,ENVIRO,ERENOW,ERINGO,ERNING,EVENER,GINNER,GOVERN,GRIEVE,IGNORE,INWORN,INWOVE,NERINE,NEWING,OWNING,REGION,REGIVE,RENEGE,RENOWN,RENVOI,REVIEW,REWOVE,RONNIE,ROVING,ROWING,VEGIER,VEINER,VENEER,VENENE,VENEWE,VENGER,VENINE,VENIRE,VIEWER,VOGIER,VOWING,WEEING,WEENIE,WEEVER,WEINER,WIENER,WIGEON,WINGER,WINNER,WIVERN,WONING,WONNER,

5-letter words (78 found)

EERIE,EEVEN,EIGNE,ENNOG,ENVOI,ERGON,ERING,ERVEN,GENIE,GENRE,GENRO,GERNE,GIRON,GIVEN,GIVER,GOIER,GONER,GREEN,GREIN,GREVE,GROIN,GRONE,GROVE,GROWN,GWINE,INNER,IRONE,NEGRO,NEIVE,NERVE,NEVER,NEWER,NEWIE,NGWEE,NIEVE,NIGER,NINER,OGIVE,OVINE,OWING,OWNER,OWRIE,REEVE,REGIE,REIGN,REIVE,RENEW,RENIG,RENIN,RENNE,REVIE,REWIN,REWON,RIEVE,RIVEN,RONIN,RONNE,ROVEN,ROWEN,ROWIE,VEGIE,VENGE,VENIN,VERGE,VIGOR,VINER,VINEW,VIREO,VIRGE,VOGIE,VOWER,WENGE,WINGE,WIVER,WONGI,WOVEN,WRING,WRONG,

4-letter words (90 found)

EEEW,EEVN,EGER,EINE,ENEW,ENOW,EREV,ERGO,ERNE,EVEN,EVER,EVOE,EWER,GENE,GERE,GIEN,GINN,GIRN,GIRO,GIVE,GNOW,GOER,GONE,GORE,GORI,GOWN,GREE,GREN,GREW,GRIN,GROW,INGO,INRO,IRON,NENE,NEON,NEVE,NEVI,NINE,NOIR,NONE,NONG,NONI,NORI,NOWN,OGEE,OGRE,ONER,ONIE,OVEN,OVER,OWER,OWIE,OWRE,REEN,REGO,REIN,RENO,RINE,RING,RIVE,RIVO,ROIN,RONE,RONG,ROVE,VEER,VEGO,VEIN,VIER,VIEW,VINE,VINO,VIRE,VROW,WEEN,WEER,WEIR,WERE,WERO,WINE,WING,WINN,WINO,WIRE,WIVE,WORE,WORN,WOVE,WREN,

3-letter words (67 found)

EEN,EEW,EGO,ENE,ENG,EON,ERE,ERG,ERN,EVE,EVO,EWE,GEE,GEN,GEO,GER,GIE,GIN,GIO,GOE,GON,GOR,GOV,ING,INN,ION,IRE,NEE,NEG,NEW,NIE,NOG,NON,NOR,NOW,ONE,ORE,ORG,OWE,OWN,REE,REG,REI,REN,REO,REV,REW,RIG,RIN,ROE,ROW,VEE,VEG,VIE,VIG,VIN,VOE,VOG,VOR,VOW,WEE,WEN,WIG,WIN,WOE,WOG,WON,

2-letter words (18 found)

EE,EN,ER,EW,GI,GO,IN,IO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,OW,RE,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 343 words from overweening according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of overweening

overweening

Alternative forms

  • over-weening

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /oʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween +‎ -ing. Cognate with obsolete Dutch overwanig, overwaand (“presumptuous; cocky; conceited”).

Adjective

overweening (comparative more overweening, superlative most overweening)

  1. Unduly confident; arrogant
    Synonyms: presumptuous, conceited
  2. Exaggerated, excessive.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween +‎ -ing.

Noun

overweening (countable and uncountable, plural overweenings)

  1. (now rare) An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

overweening

  1. present participle and gerund of overween

Source: wiktionary.org