What does OVERCOME mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈoʊvərˌkʌm/
- Letters
- 8
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Words With Friends score
- 18
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- win a victory over“You must overcome all difficulties”
- get on top of; deal with successfully“He overcame his shyness”
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome“Heart disease can get the best of us”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
overcame15overcomes16overcoming18
Anagrams of OVERCOME
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside OVERCOME
55 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is OVERCOME a valid word in word games?
OVERCOME is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is OVERCOME worth?
OVERCOME is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from OVERCOME?
55 other words, including OR, ME, MORE and OVER.