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Overthrowing

o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1h 4r 1o 1w 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Common · present participle of overthrow

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

What does overthrowing mean?

verb

  1. cause the downfall of; of rulers

    “The Czar was overthrown”

    Synonymssubvertoverturnbring down

  2. rule against

    “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”

    Synonymsoverruleoverturnoverridereverse

Definitions shown for overthrow, the base form of overthrowing.

Is OVERTHROWING 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 OVERTHROWING worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1h 4r 1o 1w 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

24 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1t 1h 3r 1o 1w 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

23 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1h 4r 1o 1w 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

26 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1t 1h 3r 1o 1w 5i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in OVERTHROWING

Words that end like OVERTHROWING

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

disallowingoverflowingovergrowingdisavowingborrowingfollowingallowingthrowinggrowingknowingshowingowingswallowingwindowingblowingflowingglowingslowingforeshadowingovershadowingsnowplowingoutgrowingbellowingbestowing
All words ending in -OWING

Overthrowing: quick answers

Is OVERTHROWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERTHROWING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERTHROWING worth?
OVERTHROWING scores 22 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overthrowing mean?
overthrowing is the present participle of overthrow, which means “cause the downfall of”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERTHROWING?
You can make 652 shorter words from OVERTHROWING, such as OVERGROWTH, OVERTHROWN, OVERTHROW, GROWTHIER. See the full list.