Definition of override

"override" in the noun sense

1. override

a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

2. nullification, override

the act of nullifying making null and void counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

"override" in the verb sense

1. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse

rule against

"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

2. override

prevail over

"health considerations override financial concerns"

3. override

counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

4. override

ride (a horse) too hard

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override in Scrabble®

The word override is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters override:

OVERRIDE
(117)
OVERRIDE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

deriver, overrid, redrive, rivered

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word override

OVERRIDE
(117)
OVERRIDE
(117)
OVERRIDE
(78)
OVERRIDE
(78)
OVERRIDE
(48)
OVERRIDE
(48)
OVERRIDE
(48)
OVERRIDE
(42)
OVERRIDE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(34)
OVERRIDE
(32)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(24)
OVERRIDE
(24)
OVERRIDE
(24)
OVERRIDE
(24)
OVERRIDE
(22)
OVERRIDE
(18)
OVERRIDE
(18)
OVERRIDE
(18)
OVERRIDE
(17)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(15)
OVERRIDE
(14)
OVERRIDE
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In override

OVERRIDE
(117)
OVERRIDE
(117)
RIVERED
(95 = 45 + 50)
REDRIVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
OVERRID
(95 = 45 + 50)
DERIVER
(95 = 45 + 50)
REDRIVE
(94 = 44 + 50)
OVERRID
(94 = 44 + 50)
DERIVER
(94 = 44 + 50)
RIVERED
(94 = 44 + 50)
OVERRID
(89 = 39 + 50)
RIVERED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DERIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
REDRIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
RIVERED
(88 = 38 + 50)
OVERRID
(88 = 38 + 50)
DERIVER
(88 = 38 + 50)
REDRIVE
(88 = 38 + 50)
OVERRID
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERRID
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERRID
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERRID
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERRID
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERRID
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERRID
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDRIVE
(83 = 33 + 50)
DERIVER
(83 = 33 + 50)
DERIVER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RIVERED
(82 = 32 + 50)
RIVERED
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERRID
(80 = 30 + 50)
DERIVER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDRIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDRIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERRIDE
(78)
OVERRIDE
(78)
OVERRID
(78 = 28 + 50)
DERIVER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REDRIVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RIVERED
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERRID
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERRID
(76 = 26 + 50)
RIVERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
REDRIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
RIVERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
RIVERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERRID
(76 = 26 + 50)
DERIVER
(76 = 26 + 50)
RIVERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
REDRIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
REDRIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
RIVERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DERIVER
(76 = 26 + 50)
REDRIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERRID
(76 = 26 + 50)
DERIVER
(76 = 26 + 50)
DERIVER
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERRID
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERRID
(76 = 26 + 50)
DERIVER
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERRID
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERRID
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DERIVER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDRIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERRID
(74 = 24 + 50)
DERIVER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DERIVER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DERIVER
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERRID
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERRID
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DERIVER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDRIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDRIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDRIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDRIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDRIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVERED
(73 = 23 + 50)
DERIVER
(73 = 23 + 50)
DERIVER
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERRID
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDRIVE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDRIVE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERRID
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDRIVE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERRID
(72 = 22 + 50)
DERIVER
(72 = 22 + 50)
DERIVER
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERRID
(72 = 22 + 50)
DERIVER
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDRIVE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERRID
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDRIVE
(72 = 22 + 50)
DERIVER
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERRID
(71 = 21 + 50)
REDRIVE
(71 = 21 + 50)
RIVERED
(68 = 18 + 50)
DERIVER
(68 = 18 + 50)
DERIVER
(67 = 17 + 50)
REDRIVE
(67 = 17 + 50)
OVERRID
(67 = 17 + 50)
RIVERED
(67 = 17 + 50)
RIVERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
OVERRID
(66 = 16 + 50)
DERIVER
(66 = 16 + 50)
REDRIVE
(66 = 16 + 50)
OVERRID
(66 = 16 + 50)
REDRIVE
(66 = 16 + 50)
RIVERED
(65 = 15 + 50)
DERIVER
(65 = 15 + 50)
DERIVER
(65 = 15 + 50)
DERIVER
(65 = 15 + 50)
REDRIVE
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERRID
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERRID
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERRID
(65 = 15 + 50)
RIVERED
(65 = 15 + 50)
REDRIVE
(65 = 15 + 50)
RIVERED
(65 = 15 + 50)
REDRIVE
(64 = 14 + 50)
REDRIVE
(64 = 14 + 50)
REDRIVE
(64 = 14 + 50)
OVERRID
(64 = 14 + 50)
REDRIVE
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERRID
(63 = 13 + 50)
REDRIVE
(63 = 13 + 50)
DERIVER
(63 = 13 + 50)
DERIVER
(63 = 13 + 50)
DERIVER
(63 = 13 + 50)
REDRIVE
(63 = 13 + 50)
DERIVER
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERRID
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERRID
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERRID
(63 = 13 + 50)
DERIVER
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERRID
(62 = 12 + 50)
REDRIVE
(62 = 12 + 50)
DERIVER
(62 = 12 + 50)
RIVERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVERRIDE
(48)
OVERRIDE
(48)
OVERRIDE
(48)
DOVIER
(42)
OVERRIDE
(42)
VOIDER
(42)
DRIVER
(42)
DERIVE
(42)
OVERRIDE
(39)
DROVE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(39)
OVERRIDE
(39)
DRIVE
(39)
VIDEO
(39)
DOVIER
(36)
DRIVER
(36)
VOIDER
(36)
VOIDER
(36)
DERIVE
(36)
DERIVE
(36)
VIED
(36)
VOID
(36)
OVERRIDE
(34)
VIDEO
(34)
DOVIER
(33)
DERIVE
(33)
RIVED
(33)

override in Words With Friends™

The word override is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters override:

DERIVER
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERRID
(107 = 72 + 35)
REDRIVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
RIVERED
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

deriver, overrid, redrive, rivered

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word override

OVERRIDE
(90)
OVERRIDE
(90)
OVERRIDE
(75)
OVERRIDE
(69)
OVERRIDE
(57)
OVERRIDE
(56)
OVERRIDE
(56)
OVERRIDE
(52)
OVERRIDE
(52)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRIDE
(46)
OVERRIDE
(36)
OVERRIDE
(34)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(30)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(28)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(26)
OVERRIDE
(25)
OVERRIDE
(20)
OVERRIDE
(20)
OVERRIDE
(19)
OVERRIDE
(19)
OVERRIDE
(19)
OVERRIDE
(19)
OVERRIDE
(17)
OVERRIDE
(17)
OVERRIDE
(17)
OVERRIDE
(17)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(16)
OVERRIDE
(15)
OVERRIDE
(15)
OVERRIDE
(15)
OVERRIDE
(15)
OVERRIDE
(14)
OVERRIDE
(14)
OVERRIDE
(14)
OVERRIDE
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In override

DERIVER
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERRID
(107 = 72 + 35)
REDRIVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
RIVERED
(107 = 72 + 35)
REDRIVE
(101 = 66 + 35)
OVERRID
(101 = 66 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(90)
OVERRIDE
(90)
OVERRID
(89 = 54 + 35)
DERIVER
(89 = 54 + 35)
REDRIVE
(89 = 54 + 35)
RIVERED
(89 = 54 + 35)
RIVERED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DERIVER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(83 = 48 + 35)
DERIVER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(83 = 48 + 35)
DERIVER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(83 = 48 + 35)
RIVERED
(83 = 48 + 35)
RIVERED
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(83 = 48 + 35)
DERIVER
(83 = 48 + 35)
DERIVER
(83 = 48 + 35)
REDRIVE
(83 = 48 + 35)
REDRIVE
(83 = 48 + 35)
RIVERED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DERIVER
(83 = 48 + 35)
RIVERED
(83 = 48 + 35)
REDRIVE
(83 = 48 + 35)
REDRIVE
(83 = 48 + 35)
REDRIVE
(83 = 48 + 35)
RIVERED
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERRID
(79 = 44 + 35)
REDRIVE
(79 = 44 + 35)
DERIVER
(79 = 44 + 35)
RIVERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
REDRIVE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REDRIVE
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERRID
(77 = 42 + 35)
DERIVER
(77 = 42 + 35)
DERIVER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIVERED
(77 = 42 + 35)
REDRIVE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIVERED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DERIVER
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERRID
(77 = 42 + 35)
REDRIVE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REDRIVE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIVERED
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERRID
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIVERED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DERIVER
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERRID
(77 = 42 + 35)
DERIVER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIVERED
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(75)
DOVIER
(75)
REDRIVE
(69 = 34 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(69)
DRIVER
(69)
VOIDER
(69)
DERIVER
(69 = 34 + 35)
RIVERED
(69 = 34 + 35)
OVERRID
(69 = 34 + 35)
RIVERED
(67 = 32 + 35)
REDRIVE
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERRID
(67 = 32 + 35)
DERIVER
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERRID
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERRID
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVER
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVER
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVE
(63)
RIVERED
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERRID
(63 = 28 + 35)
REDRIVE
(63 = 28 + 35)
REDRIVE
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVER
(63 = 28 + 35)
DOVIER
(63)
REDRIVE
(63 = 28 + 35)
RIVERED
(63 = 28 + 35)
REDRIVE
(63 = 28 + 35)
REDRIVE
(63 = 28 + 35)
RIVERED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DRIVER
(63)
OVERRID
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVER
(63 = 28 + 35)
RIVERED
(63 = 28 + 35)
VOIDER
(63)
OVERRID
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVER
(63 = 28 + 35)
RIVERED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DERIVER
(61 = 26 + 35)
REDRIVE
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
REDRIVE
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERRID
(61 = 26 + 35)
DERIVER
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERRID
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DERIVER
(61 = 26 + 35)
DERIVER
(61 = 26 + 35)
REDRIVE
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERRID
(61 = 26 + 35)
REDRIVE
(61 = 26 + 35)
DERIVER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERRID
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
VIDEO
(60)
DRIVE
(60)
DROVE
(60)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
REDRIVE
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERRID
(59 = 24 + 35)
DERIVER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
VIED
(57)
OVERRIDE
(57)
VOID
(57)
OVERRIDE
(56)
RIVERED
(56 = 21 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(56)
DERIVER
(56 = 21 + 35)
DERIVER
(55 = 20 + 35)
RIVERED
(55 = 20 + 35)
DERIVER
(54 = 19 + 35)
VEER
(54)
RIVERED
(54 = 19 + 35)
REDRIVE
(54 = 19 + 35)
OVERRID
(53 = 18 + 35)
REDRIVE
(53 = 18 + 35)
DERIVER
(53 = 18 + 35)
OVERRID
(53 = 18 + 35)
REDRIVE
(53 = 18 + 35)
DERIVER
(53 = 18 + 35)
OVERRID
(53 = 18 + 35)
OVERRID
(53 = 18 + 35)
RIVERED
(53 = 18 + 35)
REDRIVE
(53 = 18 + 35)
RIVERED
(53 = 18 + 35)
REDRIVE
(53 = 18 + 35)
OVERRID
(52 = 17 + 35)
REDRIVE
(52 = 17 + 35)
OVERRID
(52 = 17 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(52)
DERIVER
(52 = 17 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(52)
RIVERED
(52 = 17 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(51)
DERIVER
(51 = 16 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRIDE
(51)
RIVERED
(51 = 16 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(51)
OVERRID
(51 = 16 + 35)
DERIVER
(51 = 16 + 35)
RIVERED
(51 = 16 + 35)
DERIVER
(51 = 16 + 35)
OVERRIDE
(51)
VOIDER
(51)
REDRIVE
(51 = 16 + 35)
REDRIVE
(51 = 16 + 35)
RIVERED
(51 = 16 + 35)
OVERRID
(51 = 16 + 35)
OVERRID
(51 = 16 + 35)
OVERRID
(51 = 16 + 35)
REDRIVE
(51 = 16 + 35)
DERIVE
(51)

Words within the letters of override

2 letter words in override (4 words)

3 letter words in override (17 words)

6 letter words in override (4 words)

7 letter words in override (4 words)

8 letter words in override (1 word)

Words containing the sequence override

Words that start with override (4 words)

Words with override in them (1 word)

Words that end with override (1 word)

Word Growth involving override

Shorter words in override

err overrid

over overrid

id rid overrid

id ide ride

id rid ride

Longer words containing override

overrider overriders

overrides