Definition of overwrite

"overwrite" in the verb sense

1. overwrite

write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data

"overwrite that file"

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overwrite in Scrabble®

The word overwrite 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 overwrite:

OVERWRITE
(144)
OVERWRITE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

overwet, rewrite, rewrote, riveter

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word overwrite

OVERWRITE
(144)
OVERWRITE
(144)
OVERWRITE
(96)
OVERWRITE
(96)
OVERWRITE
(76)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(57)
OVERWRITE
(51)
OVERWRITE
(50)
OVERWRITE
(50)
OVERWRITE
(48)
OVERWRITE
(48)
OVERWRITE
(48)
OVERWRITE
(40)
OVERWRITE
(40)
OVERWRITE
(40)
OVERWRITE
(40)
OVERWRITE
(38)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(30)
OVERWRITE
(30)
OVERWRITE
(30)
OVERWRITE
(27)
OVERWRITE
(25)
OVERWRITE
(21)
OVERWRITE
(21)
OVERWRITE
(21)
OVERWRITE
(21)
OVERWRITE
(19)
OVERWRITE
(19)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(17)

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

OVERWRITE
(144)
OVERWRITE
(144)
OVERWET
(102 = 52 + 50)
OVERWET
(101 = 51 + 50)
OVERWET
(101 = 51 + 50)
OVERWRITE
(96)
OVERWRITE
(96)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
REWRITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
RIVETER
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
REWROTE
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
OVERWET
(92 = 42 + 50)
REWRITE
(90 = 40 + 50)
REWROTE
(90 = 40 + 50)
RIVETER
(90 = 40 + 50)
OVERWET
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERWET
(86 = 36 + 50)
REWRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REWROTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIVETER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERWET
(84 = 34 + 50)
OVERWET
(84 = 34 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWRITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REWROTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIVETER
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERWET
(80 = 30 + 50)
REWROTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERWET
(80 = 30 + 50)
REWROTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RIVETER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REWRITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REWRITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERWET
(80 = 30 + 50)
REWROTE
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(78 = 28 + 50)
REWRITE
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(78 = 28 + 50)
RIVETER
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERWET
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERWET
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERWET
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERWET
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERWRITE
(76)
OVERWET
(76 = 26 + 50)
RIVETER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWROTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWROTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVETER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVETER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RIVETER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWROTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWROTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REWRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERWET
(73 = 23 + 50)
OVERWET
(73 = 23 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RIVETER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWROTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REWRITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWRITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWRITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWROTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWROTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWROTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWRITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWRITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWROTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
RIVETER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RIVETER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWROTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
RIVETER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RIVETER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RIVETER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RIVETER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWRITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REWROTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OVERWET
(69 = 19 + 50)
OVERWET
(68 = 18 + 50)
OVERWET
(68 = 18 + 50)
OVERWET
(68 = 18 + 50)
OVERWET
(68 = 18 + 50)
OVERWET
(67 = 17 + 50)
OVERWET
(66 = 16 + 50)
RIVETER
(66 = 16 + 50)
REWROTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
REWRITE
(66 = 16 + 50)
OVERWET
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERWET
(65 = 15 + 50)
REWROTE
(65 = 15 + 50)
RIVETER
(65 = 15 + 50)
RIVETER
(65 = 15 + 50)
REWROTE
(65 = 15 + 50)
OVERWET
(65 = 15 + 50)
REWRITE
(65 = 15 + 50)
REWRITE
(65 = 15 + 50)
REWRITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
RIVETER
(64 = 14 + 50)
REWROTE
(64 = 14 + 50)
REWROTE
(64 = 14 + 50)
REWRITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
OVERWET
(64 = 14 + 50)
RIVETER
(64 = 14 + 50)
REWROTE
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVETER
(63 = 13 + 50)
REWRITE
(63 = 13 + 50)
RIVETER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWROTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
RIVETER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWRITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
RIVETER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWROTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
RIVETER
(62 = 12 + 50)
RIVETER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWROTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWRITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWROTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWRITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWRITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWRITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
REWROTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
RIVETER
(61 = 11 + 50)
REWRITE
(61 = 11 + 50)
REWROTE
(61 = 11 + 50)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(57)
OVERWRITE
(51)
OVERWRITE
(50)
OVERWRITE
(50)
VIEWER
(48)
REVIEW
(48)
REVIEW
(48)
REWOVE
(48)
OVERWRITE
(48)
OVERWRITE
(48)
VIEWER
(48)
OVERWRITE
(48)
REWOVE
(48)
VOWER
(45)
WIVE
(42)
VIEW
(42)
WOVE
(42)
VIEW
(42)
OVERWRITE
(40)
VIEWER
(40)
OVERWRITE
(40)
REVIEW
(40)
OVERWRITE
(40)
REWOVE
(40)

overwrite in Words With Friends™

The word overwrite 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: 16

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

OVERWRITE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

overwet, rewrite, rewrote, riveter

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word overwrite

OVERWRITE
(180)
OVERWRITE
(108)
OVERWRITE
(108)
OVERWRITE
(84)
OVERWRITE
(84)
OVERWRITE
(78)
OVERWRITE
(78)
OVERWRITE
(68)
OVERWRITE
(68)
OVERWRITE
(68)
OVERWRITE
(64)
OVERWRITE
(64)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(52)
OVERWRITE
(52)
OVERWRITE
(52)
OVERWRITE
(40)
OVERWRITE
(36)
OVERWRITE
(36)
OVERWRITE
(36)
OVERWRITE
(36)
OVERWRITE
(36)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(34)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(32)
OVERWRITE
(28)
OVERWRITE
(25)
OVERWRITE
(23)
OVERWRITE
(23)
OVERWRITE
(22)
OVERWRITE
(22)
OVERWRITE
(22)
OVERWRITE
(22)
OVERWRITE
(22)
OVERWRITE
(21)
OVERWRITE
(20)
OVERWRITE
(20)
OVERWRITE
(19)
OVERWRITE
(19)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(18)
OVERWRITE
(17)
OVERWRITE
(17)

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

OVERWRITE
(180)
OVERWET
(113 = 78 + 35)
OVERWRITE
(108)
OVERWRITE
(108)
OVERWET
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERWET
(107 = 72 + 35)
RIVETER
(104 = 69 + 35)
REWRITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
REWROTE
(95 = 60 + 35)
OVERWET
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERWET
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERWET
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERWET
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVERWET
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVERWRITE
(84)
OVERWRITE
(84)
OVERWET
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERWET
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERWET
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERWET
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERWET
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERWET
(83 = 48 + 35)
RIVETER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIVETER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIVETER
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERWET
(79 = 44 + 35)
RIVETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
RIVETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
RIVETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERWRITE
(78)
OVERWRITE
(78)
REWRITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REWROTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIVETER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REWROTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REWRITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REWRITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REWROTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REWROTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
VIEWER
(75)
REWROTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REWRITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REWRITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REWRITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REVIEW
(75)
REWROTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERWET
(73 = 38 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWROTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
OVERWET
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REWRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REVIEW
(69)
REWOVE
(69)
REVIEW
(69)
REWOVE
(69)
VIEWER
(69)
VIEWER
(69)
OVERWRITE
(68)
OVERWRITE
(68)
OVERWRITE
(68)
OVERWET
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERWET
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERWET
(67 = 32 + 35)
RIVETER
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERWET
(67 = 32 + 35)
VOWER
(66)
REVERT
(66)
TROVER
(66)
REVOTE
(66)
VETOER
(66)
OVERWET
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERWET
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERWET
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERWET
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERWRITE
(64)
OVERWRITE
(64)
REWOVE
(63)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIEW
(63)
REWROTE
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
REVIEW
(63)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
REWRITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERWET
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIEWER
(63)
RIVETER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVETER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVETER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVETER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RIVETER
(61 = 26 + 35)
OVERWET
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROVER
(60)
REVOTE
(60)
VETOER
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
OVERWRITE
(60)
REVERT
(60)
REWRITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERWET
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWROTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWRITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWRITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERWET
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVETER
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWROTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVETER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVETER
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWROTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWRITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWROTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWROTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVETER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RIVETER
(59 = 24 + 35)
REWRITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OVERWET
(58 = 23 + 35)
RIVETER
(58 = 23 + 35)
RIVETER
(58 = 23 + 35)
EVITE
(57)
TROVE
(57)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWRITE
(57 = 22 + 35)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWRITE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWROTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWRITE
(57 = 22 + 35)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWRITE
(57 = 22 + 35)
OVERT
(57)
REWROTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
RIVETER
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWROTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWROTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWROTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWRITE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REWIRE
(57)
EVERT
(57)
VIEW
(57)
WIVE
(57)
WOVE
(57)
WRITER
(57)
VOTER
(57)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
OVERWET
(55 = 20 + 35)
OVERWET
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
OVERWET
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
OVERWET
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWRITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REWROTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
VOTE
(54)
VETO
(54)
VEER
(54)
OVERWET
(54 = 19 + 35)
OVERWET
(54 = 19 + 35)
OVERWET
(54 = 19 + 35)
OVERWET
(53 = 18 + 35)
RIVETER
(53 = 18 + 35)
RIVETER
(53 = 18 + 35)
OVERWET
(53 = 18 + 35)
RIVETER
(52 = 17 + 35)
REWOVE
(52)

Words within the letters of overwrite

2 letter words in overwrite (6 words)

7 letter words in overwrite (4 words)

8 letter words in overwrite (2 words)

9 letter words in overwrite (1 word)

overwrite + 1 blank (2 words)

overwrite + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence overwrite

Words that start with overwrite (2 words)

Words with overwrite in them (1 word)

Words that end with overwrite (1 word)

Word Growth involving overwrite

Shorter words in overwrite

over

it rite write

it writ write

Longer words containing overwrite

overwrites