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Overwhelms

o 1v 4e 1r 1w 4h 4e 1l 1m 3s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of overwhelm

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

What does overwhelms mean?

verb

  1. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

    Synonymsoverpowersweep overwhelmovercomeovertake

  2. charge someone with too many tasks

    Synonymsdelugeflood out

  3. cover completely or make imperceptible

    “I was drowned in work”

    Synonymssubmergedrown

  4. overcome by superior force

    Synonymsoverpowerovermaster

Definitions shown for overwhelm, the base form of overwhelms.

Is OVERWHELMS 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 OVERWHELMS worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1w 4h 4e 1l 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
o 1v 5e 1r 1w 4h 3e 1l 2m 4s 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
o 1v 4e 1r 1w 4h 4e 1l 1m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
o 1v 6e 1r 1w 5h 3e 1l 2m 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in OVERWHELMS

Words that end like OVERWHELMS

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

helmselms
All words ending in -ELMS

Overwhelms: quick answers

Is OVERWHELMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OVERWHELMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OVERWHELMS worth?
OVERWHELMS scores 21 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does overwhelms mean?
overwhelms is the third-person singular form of overwhelm, which means “overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OVERWHELMS?
You can make 473 shorter words from OVERWHELMS, such as OVERWHELM, WHOMEVER, WHOSEVER, HOWEVER. See the full list.