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Overarching

o 1v 4e 1r 1a 1r 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Uncommon · present participle of overarch

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does overarching mean?

verb

  1. be central or dominant

    “This scene overarches the entire first act”

  2. form an arch over

    “Big rocks overarch the stream”

    Synonymsarch over

Definitions shown for overarch, the base form of overarching.

Is OVERARCHING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OVERARCHING worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1a 1r 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

23 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1a 1r 1c 4h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

22 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1a 1r 1c 4h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

23 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1a 1r 1c 3h 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OVERARCHING

Words that end like OVERARCHING

Common words that share the ending -ARCHING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

starchingmarchingparchingarching
All words ending in -ARCHING

Overarching: quick answers

Is OVERARCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERARCHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERARCHING worth?
OVERARCHING scores 20 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overarching mean?
overarching is the present participle of overarch, which means “be central or dominant”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERARCHING?
You can make 745 shorter words from OVERARCHING, such as OVERARCH, OVERRICH, VACHERIN, ARCHIVE. See the full list.