01 Word definition

overlies

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is OVERLIES a word?

Yes. OVERLIES is a 8-letter adverb. OVERLIES is a plural or present-tense form of OVERLY: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OVERLIES?

O-V-E-R-L-I-E-S

OVERLIES contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

OVERLIES is a plural or present-tense form of OVERLY.

1adverb

  1. OVERLIES is a plural or present-tense form of OVERLY: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

    “too big”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends13points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OVERLIES spelled?

O1V2E3R4L5I6E7S8
Starts withOVEFirst 3 letters
Ends withIESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats E
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About OVERLIES.

How do you spell OVERLIES?

OVERLIES is spelled O-V-E-R-L-I-E-S. It contains 8 letters.