Definition of overstating

"overstating" in the verb sense

1. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

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overstating in Scrabble®

The word overstating 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters overstating:

OVERSTATING
(144)
OVERSTATING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (118 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word overstating

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

OVERSTATING
(144)
OVERSTATING
(144)
OVERSTATING
(96)
OVERSTATING
(96)
SERVING
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VERSING
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overstating in Words With Friends™

The word overstating 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: 18

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

OVERSTATING
(198)
OVERSTATING
(198)
OVERSTATING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (118 words)

agonies, agonise, agonist, aigrets, antsier, argents, artiest, atoners, attires, egotist, erasing, evasion, gainers, gaiters, garnets, garotte, gastrin, gavotte, geostat, goiters, goitres, goriest, governs, granite, gravest, gravies, grovets, ignores, ingrate, instate, intorts, inverts, iratest, ironage, naivest, nastier, natives, natters, nattier, nitrate, norites, onstage, oranges, orating, orients, otarine, ovaries, oversat, oversit, ratings, rations, ratting, rattons, ravines, ravings, reaving, regains, regions, restain, resting, retains, retinas, retints, retoast, rotates, rotting, searing, seating, senator, servant, serving, setting, signora, snotter, soaring, sorting, stagier, stainer, staring, stating, station, stative, staving, stinger, stonier, storage, storing, straint, strange, striate, striven, tangier, targets, tastier, tasting, taverns, tearing, teasing, testing, tinters, toaster, transit, treason, triages, triones, trivets, vainest, vatting, vearing, veritas, versing, version, vertigo, vesting, vetoing, vetting, vinegar, vintage

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word overstating

OVERSTATING
(198)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In overstating

OVERSTATING
(198)
OVERSTATING
(198)
OVERSTATING
(198)
GOVERNS
(125 = 90 + 35)
GAVOTTE
(122 = 87 + 35)
OVERSTATING
(120)
OVERSTATING
(120)
REAVING
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Words within the letters of overstating

2 letter words in overstating (19 words)

10 letter words in overstating (2 words)

11 letter words in overstating (1 word)

overstating + 1 blank (1 word)

overstating + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence overstating

Words that start with overstating (1 word)

Words with overstating in them (1 word)

Words that end with overstating (1 word)

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