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Overlay

Overlay is a 7 letter word, used as a noun or as a verb, a compound word, and has the letters aelorvy (aelorvy). Starts with o, ends with y, four consonants, three vowels and three syllables.

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7 Letters
4 Consonants
3 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use overlay as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Overlay
A 3 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, e, l, o, r, v, and y, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter r. Overlay starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters o, ov, ove, over, overl, and the ending characters are y, ay, lay, rlay, erlay, ..
Definition
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
Compound Words
A compound word, overlay has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are over, and lay.
Scrabble
Is overlay a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Overlay in Pig Latin is said as "overlayay or overlayway".
Unigram
o | v | e | r | l | a | y
Bigram
ov | ve | er | rl | la | ay
Trigram
ove | ver | erl | rla | lay
Quadrigram
over | verl | erla | rlay
Word Gram
Noun Examples
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
Verb Examples
kill by lying on;
"The sow overlay her piglets"
put something on top of something else;
"cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Overlay"

There are 263 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to overlay.

SynonymDefinition
Adornmake more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
"Decorate the room for the party"
"beautify yourself for the special day"
Aggrandiseadd details to
Aggrandizeadd details to
Apparelclothing in general
"she was refined in her choice of apparel"
"he always bought his clothes at the same store"
"fastidious about his dress"
Applicationa diligent effort
"it is a job requiring serious application"
Appliquea decorative design made of one material sewn over another
Apply To
Attireclothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
"formal attire"
"battle dress"
Balance Beam
Baseball Bat

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Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from overlay.
Anagram Definition
Layovera brief stay in the course of a journey
"they made a stopover to visit their friends"
Overlayprotective 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

View English words with the unique letters used in overlay. Words With The Letters Aelorvy

Derives

Overlay derives from 3 words.
Word Definition
Coverfire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
"artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
Overlayprotective 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
Sheatheplunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

Hypernyms

Overlay has 3 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Protectionpayment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
"every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
Protective Cover
Protective Covering

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word overlay.

Is overlay a scrabble word or can you use overlay in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 192993 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 236416 games. This 7 letter 13 point scrabble word can be rearranged 5,040 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, e, l, o, r, v, and y? There's 4 with 9 letters or less with the letters a, e, l, o, r, v, and y. Here is a list of 4 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Layover (7 letters) 13 14 overlay
Overlay (7 letters) 13 14 overlay
Overlayer (9 letters) 15 +2 16 +2 overlayer
Lay Over (8 letters)

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