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Is OVERTURES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list OVERTURES 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.

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12149

What does OVERTURES mean?

OVERTURES is a form of OVERTURE.

  1. nounorchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
  2. nounsomething that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
  3. nouna tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

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Hooks for OVERTURES

Add a letter to make a new word: COVERTURES.

Anagrams of OVERTURES

Words inside OVERTURES

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

FAQ

Is OVERTURES a Scrabble word?

OVERTURES 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 OVERTURES worth?

OVERTURES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does OVERTURES mean?

Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio.