1noun
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
01 Word definition
overture
8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants
Is OVERTURE a word?
Yes. OVERTURE is a 8-letter noun. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
O-V-E-R-T-U-R-EHow do you spell OVERTURE?
OVERTURE contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with E.
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2noun
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
“training is a necessary preliminary to employment”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗preliminaryprelude
02 Letter breakdown
How is OVERTURE spelled?
O1V2E3R4T5U6R7E8
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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About OVERTURE.
How do you spell OVERTURE?
OVERTURE is spelled O-V-E-R-T-U-R-E. It contains 8 letters.