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Definition of overtaken

"overtaken" in the verb sense

1. overtake, catch, catch up with

catch up with and possibly overtake

"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

2. pass, overtake, overhaul

travel past

"The sports car passed all the trucks"

3. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for overtaken

Ah! perhaps while we are hoping, mischief has already overtaken us. [ Friedrich Schiller ]

What man's life is not overtaken by one or more of those tornadoes that send us out of the course, and fling us on rocks to shelter as best we may? [ Thackeray ]

A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. [ Benjamin Franklin ]

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overtaken in Scrabble®

The word overtaken 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters overtaken:

OVERTAKEN
(153)
OVERTAKEN
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

overate, overeat, retaken, veteran

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word overtaken

OVERTAKEN
(153)
OVERTAKEN
(153)
OVERTAKEN
(102)
OVERTAKEN
(102)
OVERTAKEN
(68)
OVERTAKEN
(64)
OVERTAKEN
(64)
OVERTAKEN
(64)
OVERTAKEN
(63)
OVERTAKEN
(60)
OVERTAKEN
(54)
OVERTAKEN
(51)
OVERTAKEN
(51)
OVERTAKEN
(44)
OVERTAKEN
(44)
OVERTAKEN
(42)
OVERTAKEN
(42)
OVERTAKEN
(42)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(34)
OVERTAKEN
(34)
OVERTAKEN
(34)
OVERTAKEN
(34)
OVERTAKEN
(32)
OVERTAKEN
(32)
OVERTAKEN
(32)
OVERTAKEN
(28)
OVERTAKEN
(26)
OVERTAKEN
(23)
OVERTAKEN
(23)
OVERTAKEN
(23)
OVERTAKEN
(22)
OVERTAKEN
(22)
OVERTAKEN
(22)
OVERTAKEN
(20)
OVERTAKEN
(19)
OVERTAKEN
(18)

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

OVERTAKEN
(153)
OVERTAKEN
(153)
OVERTAKEN
(102)
OVERTAKEN
(102)
RETAKEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAKEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
OVEREAT
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
VETERAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
RETAKEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVEREAT
(90 = 40 + 50)
OVERATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
VETERAN
(90 = 40 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVEREAT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAKEN
(84 = 34 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
VETERAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAKEN
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVEREAT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAKEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
OVEREAT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
VETERAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
VETERAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
VETERAN
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVEREAT
(78 = 28 + 50)
VETERAN
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETAKEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
RETAKEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
RETAKEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
RETAKEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
VETERAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
VETERAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVEREAT
(74 = 24 + 50)
VETERAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
VETERAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVEREAT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VETERAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVEREAT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERATE
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RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVEREAT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVEREAT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAKEN
(73 = 23 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETAKEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETAKEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETAKEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVEREAT
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETAKEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETAKEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
VETERAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
VETERAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OVEREAT
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VETERAN
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OVERATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OVEREAT
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OVERATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OVERATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OVEREAT
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OVEREAT
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VETERAN
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VETERAN
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OVERATE
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OVEREAT
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OVERATE
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OVERATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
VETERAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OVEREAT
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETAKEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
OVERTAKEN
(68)
RETAKEN
(67 = 17 + 50)
RETAKEN
(67 = 17 + 50)
VETERAN
(66 = 16 + 50)
VETERAN
(66 = 16 + 50)
OVERATE
(65 = 15 + 50)
RETAKEN
(65 = 15 + 50)
VETERAN
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERATE
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVEREAT
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVEREAT
(65 = 15 + 50)
RETAKEN
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERATE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VETERAN
(64 = 14 + 50)
OVERATE
(64 = 14 + 50)
OVERTAKEN
(64)
OVERTAKEN
(64)
VETERAN
(64 = 14 + 50)
OVEREAT
(64 = 14 + 50)
RETAKEN
(64 = 14 + 50)
OVERTAKEN
(64)
OVEREAT
(64 = 14 + 50)
RETAKEN
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
RETAKEN
(63 = 13 + 50)
RETAKEN
(63 = 13 + 50)
RETAKEN
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVERTAKEN
(63)
OVEREAT
(63 = 13 + 50)
RETAKEN
(63 = 13 + 50)
OVEREAT
(63 = 13 + 50)
VETERAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVEREAT
(62 = 12 + 50)
RETAKEN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVEREAT
(62 = 12 + 50)
VETERAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
VETERAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVEREAT
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OVERATE
(62 = 12 + 50)
VETERAN
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OVERATE
(62 = 12 + 50)
VETERAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVEREAT
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OVERATE
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OVEREAT
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OVERATE
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVERATE
(62 = 12 + 50)
VETERAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OVEREAT
(61 = 11 + 50)
OVERATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
VETERAN
(61 = 11 + 50)
OVERTAKEN
(60)
OVERTAKEN
(54)
EVOKER
(54)
REVOKE
(54)
OVERTAKEN
(51)
EVOKER
(51)
OVERTAKEN
(51)
REVOKE
(51)
EVOKE
(51)
KNAVE
(51)
KNAVE
(48)
EVOKE
(48)
REVOKE
(46)
TANKER
(45)
RETAKE
(45)
REKNOT
(45)
KETONE
(45)
OVERTAKEN
(44)
OVERTAKEN
(44)
KNAVE
(44)
ATOKE
(42)
REVOKE
(42)
EVOKER
(42)
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overtaken in Words With Friends™

The word overtaken 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™ Play In The Letters overtaken:

OVERTAKEN
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

overate, overeat, retaken, veteran

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word overtaken

OVERTAKEN
(198)
OVERTAKEN
(120)
OVERTAKEN
(120)
OVERTAKEN
(96)
OVERTAKEN
(92)
OVERTAKEN
(90)
OVERTAKEN
(90)
OVERTAKEN
(80)
OVERTAKEN
(76)
OVERTAKEN
(76)
OVERTAKEN
(72)
OVERTAKEN
(72)
OVERTAKEN
(66)
OVERTAKEN
(66)
OVERTAKEN
(66)
OVERTAKEN
(56)
OVERTAKEN
(56)
OVERTAKEN
(48)
OVERTAKEN
(48)
OVERTAKEN
(46)
OVERTAKEN
(44)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(40)
OVERTAKEN
(38)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(36)
OVERTAKEN
(30)
OVERTAKEN
(30)
OVERTAKEN
(26)
OVERTAKEN
(25)
OVERTAKEN
(25)
OVERTAKEN
(25)
OVERTAKEN
(25)
OVERTAKEN
(24)
OVERTAKEN
(24)
OVERTAKEN
(24)
OVERTAKEN
(23)
OVERTAKEN
(22)
OVERTAKEN
(22)
OVERTAKEN
(21)
OVERTAKEN
(21)
OVERTAKEN
(21)
OVERTAKEN
(20)
OVERTAKEN
(20)
OVERTAKEN
(20)
OVERTAKEN
(19)
OVERTAKEN
(19)

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

OVERTAKEN
(198)
OVERTAKEN
(120)
OVERTAKEN
(120)
RETAKEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
VETERAN
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
OVEREAT
(104 = 69 + 35)
VETERAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
OVEREAT
(98 = 63 + 35)
OVERATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
OVERTAKEN
(96)
OVERTAKEN
(92)
OVERTAKEN
(90)
OVERTAKEN
(90)
VETERAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
VETERAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
VETERAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
VETERAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
VETERAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
VETERAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
VETERAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
RETAKEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVEREAT
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVEREAT
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVEREAT
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERTAKEN
(80)
VETERAN
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVEREAT
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
RETAKEN
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVEREAT
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVEREAT
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EVOKER
(78)
REVOKE
(78)
VETERAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAKEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAKEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVEREAT
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAKEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
VETERAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAKEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAKEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
VETERAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
VETERAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERTAKEN
(76)
OVERTAKEN
(76)
VENTER
(75)
OVEREAT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVEREAT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVEREAT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVEREAT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVEREAT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
KNAVE
(72)
KNAVE
(72)
EVOKER
(72)
REVOKE
(72)
REVOKE
(72)
EVOKER
(72)
OVERTAKEN
(72)
OVERTAKEN
(72)
RETAKEN
(69 = 34 + 35)
EVOKE
(69)
VOTEEN
(69)
KETONE
(69)
EVOKE
(69)
REKNOT
(69)
TAVERN
(69)
VETERAN
(69 = 34 + 35)
TANKER
(69)
OVEREAT
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
VETERAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
RETAKEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERTAKEN
(66)
OVERTAKEN
(66)
OVERTAKEN
(66)
REVOTE
(66)
VETOER
(66)
VETERAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
RETAKEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
VETERAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
RETAKEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
TANKER
(63)
TAVERN
(63)
KETONE
(63)
VOTEEN
(63)
VETERAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
VETERAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
REKNOT
(63)
RETAKEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
VETERAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
RETAKEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
RETAKEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
VENTER
(63)
OVERATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVEREAT
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
RETAKEN
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OVEREAT
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OVEREAT
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VETERAN
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OVEREAT
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OVEREAT
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RETAKEN
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VETERAN
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RETAKEN
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VETERAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
RETAKEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
VETERAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
REVOTE
(60)
KRONA
(60)
NERVE
(60)
RETAKE
(60)
KRONE
(60)
EVENT
(60)
AKENE
(60)
VETOER
(60)
OVEREAT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVEREAT
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
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OVEREAT
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VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
VETERAN
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VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETAKEN
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OVERATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
VETERAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVEREAT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVEREAT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERATE
(58 = 23 + 35)
VETERAN
(58 = 23 + 35)
OVEREAT
(58 = 23 + 35)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVERATE
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VANE
(57)
TANK
(57)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
KNAR
(57)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVERT
(57)
RANK
(57)
OVERATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVERATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVERATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REAVE
(57)
OVERATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
AVERT
(57)
OVATE
(57)
ATOKE
(57)
VOTER
(57)
OVERATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
TROVE
(57)
OVERATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
VENT
(57)
KNEE
(57)
KNOT
(57)
EVERT
(57)
KERN
(57)
KEEN
(57)
OVEREAT
(57 = 22 + 35)
KAON
(57)
EVOKER
(56)
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Words containing the sequence overtaken

Words that start with overtaken (1 word)

overtaken

Words with overtaken in them (1 word)

overtaken

Words that end with overtaken (1 word)

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Word Growth involving overtaken

Shorter words in overtaken

over overt overtake

ta take overtake

en taken

ta take taken

Longer words containing overtaken

(No longer words found)