overlie
VERB
/,oʊvər'laɪ/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
overlie is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1L1I1E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does overlie mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Kill by lying on.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Lie upon; lie on top of.
“the granite overlies the older rocks”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of overlie
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