What OVERLAY Means
- noun: protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
- noun: a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
- verb: put something on top of something else“cover the meat with a lot of gravy”
- verb: kill by lying on“The sow overlay her piglets”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
OVERLAY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 V4 E1 R1 L1 A1 Y4.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Anagrams of OVERLAY (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In OVERLAY
134 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 (4)
5 letter words (21)
EARLYLAEVOLAVERLAYERLEARYLEAVYLOAVELOVERLOVEYORVALOVARYRAVELRAYLEREALORELAYROYALVALORVEALYVELARVOLAEVOLAR
4 letter words (53)
AEROAERYALOEARLEARVOARYLAVELAVERAYREEARLEORLEYRALAERLARELAVELEARLEVALEVOLEVYLORELORYLOVELYRALYREOARYOLEAORALORLEOVALOVELOVEROYERRALERAVEREALRELYROLEROVERYALVALEVAREVARYVEALVELAVERAVERYVOARVOLAVOLEYALEYAREYEARYORE
3 letter words (40)
ALEAREARYAVEAVOAYEEARERAEVOLARLAVLAYLEALEVLEYLORLOYLYEOAROLEORAOREOVAOYERAVRAYREOREVROERYARYEVAEVARVLYVOEVOLVORYAEYARYEA
2 letter words (16)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.