Overrun

/əʊvəˈɹʌn/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Overrun

noun

  1. An instance of overrunning
  2. The amount by which something overruns

    "At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!"

  3. Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.

verb

  1. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
  2. To infest, swarm over, flow over.

    "The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds."

  3. To run past; to run beyond.

    "One line overruns another in length."

  4. To continue for too long.

    "The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."

  5. To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
Anagrams of Overrun

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "overrun" 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 "Overrun"

Overrun is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "overrun" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Overrun" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "overrun" is a medium-scoring word.