OVERLAYING

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What OVERLAYING Means

OVERLAYING is a form of OVERLAY, which means:

noun: protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
noun: a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
verb: put something on top of something else“cover the meat with a lot of gravy”
verb: kill by lying on“The sow overlay her piglets”

Similar words

SHEATHING COVER OVERLIE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OVERLAYING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 V4 E1 R1 L1 A1 Y4 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In OVERLAYING

786 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (3)

LEGIONARY OVERLYING VAINGLORY

8 letter words (11)

GERANIOL LAYERING OVERLAIN RAVELING RAVINGLY REGIONAL RELAYING ROVINGLY VINEGARY YEARLING YEARLONG

7 letter words (45)

6 letter words (119)

5 letter words (221)

AGILE AGLEY AGONE AGONY AGRIN AIERY AIVER ALGIN ALGOR ALIEN ALIGN ALINE ALIVE ALOIN ALONE ALONG ANGEL ANGER ANGLE ANGLO ANGRY ANILE ANOLE ANVIL ARGIL ARGLE ARGOL ARGON ARIEL AVINE AVION AYGRE AYRIE EARLY ELAIN ELOGY ELOIN ELVAN ENROL ENVOI ENVOY ERGON ERING ERVIL EYING GAILY GALVO GANEV GARNI GAVEL GAYER GENAL GENOA GENRO GEYAN GIRLY GIRON GIVEN GIVER GLAIR GLARE GLARY GLEAN GLORY GLOVE GNARL GOARY GOIER GONER GONIA GORAL GOYLE GRAIL GRAIN GRAVE GRAVY GREIN GROAN GROIN GRONE GROVE GYNAE GYNIE GYRAL GYRON INGLE INLAY INVAR IRONE IRONY IVORY LAEVO LAGER LAIRY LARGE LARGO LAVER LAYER LAYIN LEANY LEARN LEARY LEAVY LEVIN LIANE LIANG LIGAN LIGER LIGNE LINER LINEY LINGA LINGO LINGY LIVEN LIVER LIVOR LIVRE LOAVE LOGAN LOGIA LOGIE LOGIN LONER LONGA LONGE LORAN LOVER LOVEY LYING NAEVI NAGOR NAIVE NAVEL NERAL NEROL NERVY NGAIO NIGER NIRLY NIVAL NOILY NORIA NOVAE NOVEL OGIVE OGLER OILER OLEIN OLIVE ONELY ONERY ONLAY ORANG ORGAN ORGIA ORIEL ORVAL OVARY OVINE RAILE RAINE RAINY RANGE RANGI RANGY RAVEL RAVEN RAVIN RAYLE RAYNE RAYON REALO REGAL REGNA REIGN RELAY RENAL RENAY RENGA RENIG REOIL RIGOL RILEY RIVAL RIVEL RIVEN RIYAL ROILY ROLAG ROVEN ROYAL ROYNE VAIRE VAIRY VALOR VEALY VEGAN VEILY VEINY VELAR VENAL VIGOR VILER VINAL VINER VINYL VIOLA VIRAL VIREO VIRGA VIRGE VOGIE VOILA VOILE VOLAE VOLAR VYING YAGER YEARN YOGIN

4 letter words (238)

AEON AERO AERY AGEN AGER AGIN AGIO AGLY AGON AINE AIRN AIRY ALOE ANIL AREG ARIL ARLE ARVO ARYL AVEL AVER AYIN AYRE EARL EARN EGAL EINA ELAN ENOL ENVY EOAN EORL ERGO EVIL EYRA GAEN GAIN GAIR GALE GANE GAOL GARE GARI GAVE GEAL GEAN GEAR GENA GIEN GILA GIRL GIRN GIRO GIVE GLEI GLEN GLEY GLIA GNAR GOAL GOEL GOER GOEY GOLE GONE GORA GORE GORI GORY GRAN GRAV GRAY GREN GREY GRIN GYAL GYRE GYRI GYRO GYVE ILEA INGO INLY INRO IRON LAER LAIN LAIR LANE LANG LARE LARI LARN LAVE LEAN LEAR LEIR LENG LENO LEVA LEVO LEVY LIAR LIEN LIER LINE LING LINO LINY LION LIRA LIRE LIVE LOAN LOGE LOGY LOIN LOIR LONE LONG LORE LORN LORY LOVE LYNE LYRA LYRE NAIL NAOI NARE NARY NAVE NAVY NEAL NEAR NEVI NGAI NIRL NOEL NOIL NOIR NOLE NORI NOVA OARY OGLE OGRE OILY OLEA ONER ONIE ONLY ORAL ORLE OVAL OVEL OVEN OVER OYER RAGE RAGI RAIL RAIN RALE RANG RANI RAVE REAL REAN REGO REIN RELY RENY RIAL RIEL RILE RINE RING RIVA RIVE RIVO ROAN ROIL ROIN ROLE RONE RONG ROVE RYAL VAGI VAIL VAIN VAIR VALE VALI VANE VANG VARE VARY VEAL VEGA VEGO VEIL VEIN VELA VENA VERA VERY VIAE VIAL VIER VIGA VILE VINA VINE VINO VINY VIOL VIRE VIRL VLEI VLOG VOAR VOLA VOLE VRIL YAGI YALE YANG YARE YARN YEAN YEAR YGOE YOGA YOGI YONI YORE

3 letter words (118)

AGE AGO AIL AIN AIR ALE ANE ANI ANY ARE ARY AVE AVO AYE EAN EAR EGO ENG EON ERA ERG ERN EVO GAE GAL GAN GAR GAY GEL GEN GEO GER GEY GIE GIN GIO GOA GOE GON GOR GOV GOY ING ION IRE IVY LAG LAR LAV LAY LEA LEG LEI LEV LEY LIE LIG LIN LOG LOR LOY LYE NAE NAG NAY NEG NIE NIL NOG NOR NOY NYE OAR OIL OLE ONE ONY ORA ORE OVA OYE RAG RAI RAN RAV RAY REG REI REN REO REV RIA RIG RIN ROE RYA RYE VAE VAG VAN VAR VEG VIA VIE VIG VIN VLY VOE VOL VOR YAE YAG YAR YEA YEN YGO YIN YON

2 letter words (31)

AE AG AI AL AN AR AY EA EL EN ER GI GO IN IO LA LI LO NA NE NO NY OE OI ON OR OY RE YA YE YO

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