overexpansion
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 25
- Words With Friends
- 29
- Letters
- 13
Definition of overexpansion
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable
“Three major problems led to Citigroup’s downfall: bad investment policy; overexpansion, which overwhelmed Citigroup’s management; and an inadequate capital base.”
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Etymology
From over- + expansion.
Words you can make from overexpansion
200+ playable · top: EXPANSIVE (21 pts)
Best play expansive 21 points9-letter words
8 words8-letter words
25 words- VERNIXES 18 pts
- EXOSPORE 17 pts
- NAPROXEN 17 pts
- OVERSPIN 13 pts
- PAVONINE 13 pts
- VAPORISE 13 pts
- AVERSION 11 pts
- ENVIRONS 11 pts
- EVERSION 11 pts
- INNERVES 11 pts
- NERVINES 11 pts
- ISOPRENE 10 pts
- NAPERIES 10 pts
- PANNIERS 10 pts
- PENSIONE 10 pts
- PEREIONS 10 pts
- PERSONAE 10 pts
- PIONEERS 10 pts
- POISONER 10 pts
- SAPONINE 10 pts
- SNOOPIER 10 pts
- SPOONIER 10 pts
- ANSERINE 8 pts
- NONARIES 8 pts
- RAISONNE 8 pts
7-letter words
87 words- EPOXIES 16 pts
- EXPANSE 16 pts
- EXPIRES 16 pts
- EXPOSER 16 pts
- PREXIES 16 pts
- PROXIES 16 pts
- ANNEXES 14 pts
- REANNEX 14 pts
- REXINES 14 pts
- PARVISE 12 pts
- PAVIORS 12 pts
- PAVISER 12 pts
- PEAVIES 12 pts
- PENSIVE 12 pts
- PREVISE 12 pts
- PROVISO 12 pts
- REPAVES 12 pts
- VESPINE 12 pts
- ENVIERS 10 pts
- ENVIRON 10 pts
- ENVIROS 10 pts
- EROSIVE 10 pts
- EVASION 10 pts
- INNERVE 10 pts
- INVERSE 10 pts
- NERVINE 10 pts
- NOVENAE 10 pts
- NOVENAS 10 pts
- OVARIES 10 pts
- OVERSEA 10 pts
- RAVINES 10 pts
- RENVOIS 10 pts
- VANNERS 10 pts
- VEINERS 10 pts
- VENINES 10 pts
- VENIRES 10 pts
- VENISON 10 pts
- VERSINE 10 pts
- VERSION 10 pts
- APERIES 9 pts
- EPINAOS 9 pts
- EREPSIN 9 pts
- NONPROS 9 pts
- OPENERS 9 pts
- OPERONS 9 pts
- OPEROSE 9 pts
- OPSONIN 9 pts
- ORPINES 9 pts
- PANEERS 9 pts
- PANIERS 9 pts
- PANNERS 9 pts
- PANNIER 9 pts
- PENNERS 9 pts
- PENNIES 9 pts
- PENSION 9 pts
- PEONIES 9 pts
- PEREION 9 pts
- PEREONS 9 pts
- PERINEA 9 pts
- PERSONA 9 pts
- PINENES 9 pts
- PINNERS 9 pts
- PINONES 9 pts
- PIONEER 9 pts
- PRENOON 9 pts
- RAPINES 9 pts
- REOPENS 9 pts
- REPINES 9 pts
- SAPONIN 9 pts
- SENOPIA 9 pts
- SNOOPER 9 pts
- SOAPIER 9 pts
- SOPRANI 9 pts
- SOPRANO 9 pts
- SPANNER 9 pts
- SPINNER 9 pts
- SPOONER 9 pts
- ARENOSE 7 pts
- ENSNARE 7 pts
- ERASION 7 pts
- EROSION 7 pts
- INSANER 7 pts
- INSNARE 7 pts
- IONONES 7 pts
- NOONERS 7 pts
- RENNASE 7 pts
- RONIONS 7 pts
6-letter words
79 words- APEXES 15 pts
- EXPIRE 15 pts
- EXPOSE 15 pts
- ANNEXE 13 pts
- AXIONS 13 pts
- AXONES 13 pts
- EXINES 13 pts
- IXORAS 13 pts
- PAREVE 11 pts
- PARVIS 11 pts
- PARVOS 11 pts
- PAVERS 11 pts
- PAVINS 11 pts
- AIVERS 9 pts
- AVERSE 9 pts
- AVIONS 9 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIES 9 pts
- ENVIRO 9 pts
- ENVOIS 9 pts
- INVARS 9 pts
- NAIVER 9 pts
- NAIVES 9 pts
- NAVIES 9 pts
- NERVES 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- NOVENA 9 pts
- OVINES 9 pts
- APRONS 8 pts
- ARPENS 8 pts
- ASPIRE 8 pts
- ESPOIR 8 pts
- INSPAN 8 pts
- NONPAR 8 pts
- OPENER 8 pts
- OPERAS 8 pts
- OPERON 8 pts
- OPINES 8 pts
- ORPINE 8 pts
- ORPINS 8 pts
- PAEONS 8 pts
- PANEER 8 pts
- PANIER 8 pts
- PANINO 8 pts
- PANNER 8 pts
- PANNES 8 pts
- PARENS 8 pts
- PAREOS 8 pts
- PARIES 8 pts
- PARSON 8 pts
- AERIES 6 pts
- ANIONS 6 pts
- ARENES 6 pts
- ARIOSE 6 pts
- ARIOSO 6 pts
- ARISEN 6 pts
- ARSENO 6 pts
- ARSINE 6 pts
- ARSINO 6 pts
- EASIER 6 pts
- EONIAN 6 pts
- EOSINE 6 pts
- INANER 6 pts
- INANES 6 pts
- INNERS 6 pts
- INSANE 6 pts
- IONONE 6 pts
- IRONES 6 pts
- NARINE 6 pts
- NASION 6 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- NINERS 6 pts
- NOONER 6 pts
- NOOSER 6 pts
- NORIAS 6 pts
- NOSIER 6 pts
- ONESIE 6 pts
- ONIONS 6 pts
- ORISON 6 pts
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