Definition of overshadows

"overshadows" in the verb sense

1. overshadow, dominate, eclipse

be greater in significance than

"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

2. shadow, overshadow, dwarf

make appear small by comparison

"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

3. overshadow

cast a shadow upon

"The tall tree overshadowed the house"

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overshadows in Scrabble®

The word overshadows 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: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters overshadows:

OVERSHADOWS
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

avowers, dashers, dowress, dowsers, drowses, dwarves, hoovers, oversaw, oversow, reavows, reshows, savored, shaders, shadows, shavers, shovers, showers, swashed, swasher, washers, wharves

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word overshadows

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

OVERSHADOWS
(207)
OVERSHADOWS
(198)
OVERSHADOWS
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OVERSHADOWS
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overshadows in Words With Friends™

The word overshadows 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: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters overshadows:

OVERSHADOWS
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

avowers, dashers, dowress, dowsers, drowses, dwarves, hoovers, oversaw, oversow, reavows, reshows, savored, shaders, shadows, shavers, shovers, showers, swashed, swasher, washers, wharves

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word overshadows

OVERSHADOWS
(279)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In overshadows

OVERSHADOWS
(279)
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(261)
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(225)
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OVERSHADOWS
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Words within the letters of overshadows

2 letter words in overshadows (15 words)

8 letter words in overshadows (6 words)

9 letter words in overshadows (2 words)

10 letter words in overshadows (1 word)

11 letter words in overshadows (1 word)

overshadows + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence overshadows

Words that start with overshadows (1 word)

Words with overshadows in them (1 word)

Words that end with overshadows (1 word)

Word Growth involving overshadows

Shorter words in overshadows

over overs overshadow

ad ado shadow overshadow

do ado shadow overshadow

ad had shadow overshadow

ha had shadow overshadow

ow shadow overshadow

ow ows shadows

ad ado shadow shadows

do ado shadow shadows

ad had shadow shadows

ha had shadow shadows

ow shadow shadows

Longer words containing overshadows

(No longer words found)