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Overlaying

o 1v 4e 1r 1l 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of overlay

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

What does overlaying mean?

verb

  1. put something on top of something else

    “cover the meat with a lot of gravy”

    Synonymscover

  2. kill by lying on

    “The sow overlay her piglets”

    Synonymsoverlie

Definitions shown for overlay, the base form of overlaying.

Is OVERLAYING 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 OVERLAYING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1l 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1l 2a 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1l 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1l 2a 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in OVERLAYING

Hooks for OVERLAYING

Add one letter to the front or back of OVERLAYING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

overlayings

Words that end like OVERLAYING

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

holidayingdisarrayingdisplayingplayingstayingpayingsayingportrayingdelayingprayinglayingbetrayingdismayingmislayingoutlayingprepayingwaylayingallayingarrayingdecayingessayingforayinginlayingrelaying
All words ending in -AYING

Overlaying: quick answers

Is OVERLAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERLAYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERLAYING worth?
OVERLAYING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overlaying mean?
overlaying is the present participle of overlay, which means “put something on top of something else”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERLAYING?
You can make 781 shorter words from OVERLAYING, such as OVERLYING, VAINGLORY, RAVINGLY, ROVINGLY. See the full list.