What OVERLAP Means
- noun: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena“there was no overlap between their proposals”
- noun: the property of partial coincidence in time
- verb: coincide partially or wholly“Our vacations overlap”
- verb: extend over and cover a part of“The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
OVERLAP is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 V4 E1 R1 L1 A1 P3.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In OVERLAP
151 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (3)
5 letter words (32)
LAEVOLAVERLEPRALOAVELOPERLOVEROLPAEOPERAORVALPALERPAREOPAREVPARLEPAROLPARVEPARVOPAVERPEARLPOLARPOLERPORAEPORALPROLEPROVERAVELREALOREPLAVALORVAPORVELARVOLAEVOLAR
4 letter words (56)
AEROALOEAPERARLEARVOAVELAVEREARLEORLLAERLARELAVELEAPLEARLERPLEVALEVOLOPELORELOVEOLEAOLPEOPALORALORLEOVALOVELOVERPALEPAREPAVEPEALPEARPELAPERVPLEAPOLEPOREPRAOPROARALERAVEREALREAPREPOROLEROPEROVEVALEVAREVEALVELAVERAVOARVOLAVOLE
3 letter words (45)
ALEALPAPEAPOAREAVEAVOEARERAEVOLAPLARLAVLEALEPLEVLOPLOROAROLEOPEORAOREOVAPALPARPAVPEAPELPERPOAPOLPREPRORAPRAVREOREPREVROEVAEVARVOEVOLVOR
2 letter words (15)
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