overkill
NOUN
/oʊvər,kɪl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
overkill is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1K5I1L1L1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does overkill mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal.
BROADER
2
The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required.
BROADER