overlay
VERBNOUN
/,oʊvər'leɪ/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
overlay is a valid 7-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1L1A1Y4
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does overlay mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Put something on top of something else.
SYNONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Kill by lying on.
“The sow overlay her piglets”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of overlay
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