Meaning
- (noun) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
- (noun) (betting) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
- (noun) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
- (noun) A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
- (noun) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
- (noun) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
- (noun) A cravat.
- (verb) To lay, spread, or apply something over or across; cover.
- (verb) To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
- (verb) To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.
- (verb) To put an overlay on.
Letter breakdown
- Overlays contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Letter rearrangements
Words from these letters
- layovers
- layover
- overlay
- slavery
- layers
- loaves
- lovers
- overly
- ravels
- relays
- royals
- salver
- savory
- slaver
- slayer
- solver
- sorely
- aloes
- arose
- avers
- earls
- early
- laser
- layer
- loser
- lover
- loves
- lyres
- orals
- ovals
- ovary
- overs
- ravel
- raves
- reals
- relay
- roles
- roves
- royal
- salve
- salvo
- saver
- savor
- servo
- slave
- slyer
- solar
- solve
- vales
- valor
- voles
- years
- aery
- ales
- aloe
- also
- ares
- aver
- ayes
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with OVE
- oven
- ovens
- over
- overabundance
- overabundant
- overachieve
- overachieved
- overachiever
- overachievers
- overachieves
- overachieving
- overact
- overacted
- overacting
- overactive
- overacts
- overage
- overages
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Words ending with AYS
Reader questions
What does Overlays mean?
A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
What are the anagrams of Overlays?
Valid anagrams: layovers.
How many letters are in Overlays?
Overlays has 8 letters.
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