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Overlays

o 1v 4e 1r 1l 1a 1y 4s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of overlay

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

What does overlays mean?

noun

  1. 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

    Synonymssheathingoverlayer

  2. a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface

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 overlays.

Is OVERLAYS 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 OVERLAYS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1l 1a 1y 4s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1l 2a 1y 3s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1l 1a 1y 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1l 2a 1y 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in OVERLAYS

Anagrams 1

layovers

Words that end like OVERLAYS

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

holidaysnowadayssidewaysmotorwaysexpresswaysgatewaysgetawaysrunawayscastawayscausewaysdisarraysdrivewayshideawaysstowawaysunderlayswaterwaysyesterdaysdisplaysalwaysplaysstaysdayspayssays
All words ending in -AYS

Overlays: quick answers

Is OVERLAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERLAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERLAYS worth?
OVERLAYS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overlays mean?
overlays is the plural and third-person singular form of overlay, which means “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”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERLAYS?
You can make 331 shorter words from OVERLAYS, such as AVOYERS, LAYOVER, OVERLAY, SAVELOY. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of OVERLAYS?
OVERLAYS rearranges into LAYOVERS.