overtone
NOUN
/oʊvər,toʊn/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
overtone is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1T1O1N1E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does overtone mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.
SYNONYMS
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2
(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality.
“overtones of despair”
BROADER