01 Word definition

overlap

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is OVERLAP a word?

Yes. OVERLAP is a 7-letter noun. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OVERLAP?

O-V-E-R-L-A-P

OVERLAP contains 7 letters, begins with O, and ends with P.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

    “there was no overlap between their proposals”

2noun

  1. the property of partial coincidence in time

Synonyms
convergenceintersection
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends15points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OVERLAP spelled?

O1V2E3R4L5A6P7
Starts withOVEFirst 3 letters
Ends withLAPLast 3 letters
Unique letters7No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About OVERLAP.

How do you spell OVERLAP?

OVERLAP is spelled O-V-E-R-L-A-P. It contains 7 letters.