Over

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Over

verb

  1. To go over, or jump over.

    "He overed the fence in good style."

  2. To run about.

    "The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies."

adjective

  1. Discontinued; ended or concluded.

    "The show is over."

adverb

  1. Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

    "I'm going to look over our department's expenses."

  2. To an excessive degree; overly.
  3. From an upright position to being horizontal.

    "He bent over to touch his toes."

  4. Horizontally; left to right or right to left.

    "I moved over to make room for him to sit down."

  5. From one position or state to another.

    "Come over and play!"

preposition

  1. Physical positioning.
  2. By comparison.
  3. Indicating relative status, authority, or power

    "The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers."

  4. Divided by.

    "four over two equals two over one"

  5. Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

    "9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes"

interjection

  1. In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.

    "How do you receive? Over!"

Anagrams of Over

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "over":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "over" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Over"

Over is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "over" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Over" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "over" is a low-scoring word.