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Is OVERKILL a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list OVERKILL is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
15188

What does OVERKILL mean?

  1. nounthe capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
  2. nounany effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for OVERKILL

Add a letter to make a new word: OVERKILLS.

Words inside OVERKILL

See all 80 words you can make from OVERKILL

Similar word lists

8 letter wordsWords starting with OVWords ending in LLWords ending in ILL8 letter words starting with O8 letter words ending in L

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up OVERKILL in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is OVERKILL a Scrabble word?

OVERKILL is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is OVERKILL worth?

OVERKILL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does OVERKILL mean?

The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required.