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Overtakes

o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1a 1k 5e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of overtake

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

What does overtakes mean?

verb

  1. catch up with and possibly overtake

    “The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp”

    Synonymscatchcatch up with

  2. travel past

    “The sports car passed all the trucks”

    Synonymspassoverhaul

  3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

    Synonymsoverwhelmoverpowersweep overwhelmovercome

Definitions shown for overtake, the base form of overtakes.

Is OVERTAKES 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 OVERTAKES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1a 1k 5e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1t 1a 1k 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1a 1k 5e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1t 1a 1k 6e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in OVERTAKES

Anagrams 1

takeovers

Words that end like OVERTAKES

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

undertakesnamesakesrattlesnakesmistakesmakestakesbrakesshakesbakescakeswakeskeepsakescornflakesforsakeshandshakespancakespartakessnowflakesintakesremakesawakesflakesslakessnakes
All words ending in -AKES

Overtakes: quick answers

Is OVERTAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERTAKES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERTAKES worth?
OVERTAKES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overtakes mean?
overtakes is the third-person singular form of overtake, which means “catch up with and possibly overtake”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERTAKES?
You can make 491 shorter words from OVERTAKES, such as OVERKEST, OVERTAKE, OVERTASK, TAKEOVER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of OVERTAKES?
OVERTAKES rearranges into TAKEOVERS.