What it means
- (verb) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force. “I hate the current government, but not enough to want to overthrow them.”
- (verb) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
- (verb) To throw (something) so that it goes too far. “He overthrew first base, for an error.”
Letter analysis
- Overthrown contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 19.
Sub-words
- overthrow
- thrower
- hooter
- hornet
- rooter
- throne
- throve
- thrown
- heron
- honor
- hover
- north
- other
- overt
- owner
- rotor
- rover
- rower
- tenor
- thorn
- threw
- throe
- throw
- toner
- tower
- voter
- whore
- wooer
- worth
- woven
- wrote
- wroth
- hero
- hewn
- hone
- hoot
- horn
- hove
- newt
- note
- onto
- oven
- over
- rent
- root
- rote
- rove
- tern
- then
- tone
- tore
- torn
- town
- tron
- vent
- veto
- vote
- went
- when
Related words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
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 OWN
Common questions
What does Overthrown mean?
To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
How many letters are in Overthrown?
Overthrown has 10 letters.
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