01 Word definition

overwriting

11 letters · 4 vowels · 7 consonants

Is OVERWRITING a word?

Yes. OVERWRITING is a 11-letter verb. OVERWRITING is a present-participle form of OVERWRITE: write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OVERWRITING?

O-V-E-R-W-R-I-T-I-N-G

OVERWRITING contains 11 letters, begins with O, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

OVERWRITING is a present-participle form of OVERWRITE.

1verb

  1. OVERWRITING is a present-participle form of OVERWRITE: write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data

    “overwrite that file”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score18points
Words With Friends21points
Word length11letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OVERWRITING spelled?

O1V2E3R4W5R6I7T8I9N10G11
Starts withOVEFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats I, R
Vowel balance4 / 7Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell OVERWRITING?

OVERWRITING is spelled O-V-E-R-W-R-I-T-I-N-G. It contains 11 letters.