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overstand

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Is overstand a Scrabble word?

Yes, overstand is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of overstand?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (rare) To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.Examples: "But they that overstand the day of grace, shall not obtain to cool their tongues so much of this water as will hang on the tip of one's finger."rare

2. (transitive) To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.transitive

3. (yachting, boat racing): To sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline

4. (forestry, of a coppice): To be neglected and left uncut for too long.Examples: "When a coppice woodland is no longer cut on its regular rotation the rods from the stool continue to grow and the coppice becomes known as overstood. Sadly, in many parts of the country this is the commonest form of coppice you are likely to see."

noun (English)

1. (lutherie) The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.

verb (English)

1. (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.Examples: ""But, Sister, it look like you neither overstand or understand""; ""I need you to overstand this the way I overstand this. Notice how I didn't say understand, because I need you to more than understand—I need you to overstand.""Synonyms: get, grok

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "overstand"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "overstand"?

Scrabble
13 points
O1
V4
E1
R1
S1
T1
A1
N1
D2
Words With Friends
15 points
O1
V4
E1
R1
S1
T1
A1
N2
D2

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