overpromise
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
Definition of overpromise
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To promise more than is delivered.
“We don't want to overpromise.”
“So rather than posh skin creams that overpromise, a good brow job gives instant results.”
“Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said.”
“"[...] If the economy has tanked... then we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver."”
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Etymology
From over- + promise.
Words you can make from overpromise
200+ playable · top: IMPROVERS (16 pts)
Best play improvers 16 points8-letter words
19 words- IMPROVER 15 pts
- IMPROVES 15 pts
- MOREOVER 13 pts
- OVERRIPE 13 pts
- PREVISOR 13 pts
- REMOVERS 13 pts
- REPROVES 13 pts
- EMPERORS 12 pts
- MOPERIES 12 pts
- PREMIERS 12 pts
- PREMORSE 12 pts
- PRIMEROS 12 pts
- PRIMROSE 12 pts
- PROMISEE 12 pts
- PROMISER 12 pts
- PROMISOR 12 pts
- REIMPOSE 12 pts
- SIMPERER 12 pts
- ROPERIES 10 pts
7-letter words
46 words- IMPROVE 14 pts
- IMPROVS 14 pts
- PERVIER 12 pts
- PREVISE 12 pts
- PROVERS 12 pts
- PROVISO 12 pts
- REMOVER 12 pts
- REMOVES 12 pts
- REPROVE 12 pts
- VERISMO 12 pts
- EMPEROR 11 pts
- EMPIRES 11 pts
- EMPRISE 11 pts
- EPIMERS 11 pts
- EPISOME 11 pts
- IMPOSER 11 pts
- IMPRESE 11 pts
- OOSPERM 11 pts
- PREMIER 11 pts
- PREMIES 11 pts
- PREMISE 11 pts
- PRIMERO 11 pts
- PRIMERS 11 pts
- PROMISE 11 pts
- ROMPERS 11 pts
- SEMIPRO 11 pts
- SPIREME 11 pts
- EROSIVE 10 pts
- REIVERS 10 pts
- REVERSO 10 pts
- REVISER 10 pts
- REVISOR 10 pts
- RIEVERS 10 pts
- MOORIER 9 pts
- OPEROSE 9 pts
- PERRIES 9 pts
- PRISERE 9 pts
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- REMORSE 9 pts
- REPOSER 9 pts
- REPRISE 9 pts
- RESPIRE 9 pts
- ROOMERS 9 pts
- ROOMIER 9 pts
- ROOMIES 9 pts
- SPOORER 9 pts
6-letter words
75 words- IMPROV 13 pts
- MOVERS 11 pts
- MOVIES 11 pts
- PERVOS 11 pts
- PROVER 11 pts
- PROVES 11 pts
- REMOVE 11 pts
- VERISM 11 pts
- VERMES 11 pts
- VERMIS 11 pts
- VESPER 11 pts
- VIPERS 11 pts
- VOMERS 11 pts
- VROOMS 11 pts
- EMPIRE 10 pts
- EPIMER 10 pts
- IMPOSE 10 pts
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- MOPIER 10 pts
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- PREMIE 10 pts
- PRIMER 10 pts
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- PRIMOS 10 pts
- PROEMS 10 pts
- PROMOS 10 pts
- ROMPER 10 pts
- SEMPRE 10 pts
- SIMPER 10 pts
- SPIREM 10 pts
- REIVER 9 pts
- REIVES 9 pts
- REVERS 9 pts
- REVISE 9 pts
- RIEVER 9 pts
- RIVERS 9 pts
- ROVERS 9 pts
- SERVER 9 pts
- SOEVER 9 pts
- VERIER 9 pts
- VERSER 9 pts
- VIREOS 9 pts
- ESPOIR 8 pts
- ISOMER 8 pts
- MOIRES 8 pts
- MOROSE 8 pts
- MORRIS 8 pts
- MORROS 8 pts
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- POORIS 8 pts
- POROSE 8 pts
- POSIER 8 pts
- PRIERS 8 pts
- PRIORS 8 pts
- PROSER 8 pts
- REMISE 8 pts
- REPOSE 8 pts
- REPROS 8 pts
- RIMERS 8 pts
- RIMOSE 8 pts
- ROMEOS 8 pts
- ROOMER 8 pts
- ROOMIE 8 pts
- ROPERS 8 pts
- ROPIER 8 pts
- SPRIER 8 pts
- RERISE 6 pts
- REROSE 6 pts
- ROOSER 6 pts
- ROSIER 6 pts
- SIRREE 6 pts
- SOIREE 6 pts
5-letter words
59 words- MOVER 10 pts
- MOVES 10 pts
- MOVIE 10 pts
- PERVO 10 pts
- PERVS 10 pts
- PROVE 10 pts
- IMPRO 9 pts
- MOPER 9 pts
- MOPES 9 pts
- PERMS 9 pts
- POEMS 9 pts
- POMES 9 pts
- POMOS 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- PRIMO 9 pts
- PRIMS 9 pts
- PRISM 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- PROMO 9 pts
- PROMS 9 pts
- OVERS 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- MERER 7 pts
- MERES 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MOIRE 7 pts
- MOORS 7 pts
- MOOSE 7 pts
- MORES 7 pts
- MORRO 7 pts
- MORSE 7 pts
- OMERS 7 pts
- ORMER 7 pts
- PEERS 7 pts
- PEISE 7 pts
- PERES 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PERSE 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- POORI 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- PREES 7 pts
- PRESE 7 pts
- PRIER 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRIOR 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- PROSO 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- REPRO 7 pts
- EROSE 5 pts
- OORIE 5 pts
- ORRIS 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
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