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Overtones

o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Very common · plural of overtone

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

What does overtones mean?

noun

  1. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality

    “overtones of despair”

  2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

    Synonymspartialpartial tone

Definitions shown for overtone, the base form of overtones.

Is OVERTONES 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 OVERTONES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1t 1o 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1t 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1t 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in OVERTONES

Words that end like OVERTONES

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

telephonesbaritonesmegaphonesmilestonessaxophonesundertonesxylophonescollarbonesgravestonesmicrophonesstonesonespostponesclonesphonesbonestoneszonesbackbonesdethroneskeystonestromboneswishbonescondones
All words ending in -ONES

Overtones: quick answers

Is OVERTONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERTONES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERTONES worth?
OVERTONES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overtones mean?
overtones is the plural of overtone, which means “(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERTONES?
You can make 340 shorter words from OVERTONES, such as OVERNETS, OVERTONE, ESTOVER, OVERNET. See the full list.