overseas
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
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/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ · /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ (US)
Definition of overseas
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Abroad, especially across the sea.
“Overseas branches of the company are doing well.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Abroad, especially across the sea.
“Overseas branches of the company are doing well.”
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(not-comparable)Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
“Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.”
“The reputations of our universities and our research base are already under threat because of the fallout from the EU referendum result, which is making the UK an unfriendlier place for overseas scholars and students, as well as cutting off access to an important stream of research funding and to a vibrant and well-developed ecosystem for collaborative work.”
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(not-comparable)Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
“Her overseas trip went well.”
adv
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(not-comparable)Abroad.
“He emigrated and now lives overseas.”
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(not-comparable)Across a sea; to an area across a sea.
“She travelled overseas.”
“(We are agents of the free.) I've had my fun, and now it's time to serve your conscience overseas. Coming in fast, over me...”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
Words you can make from overseas
148 playable · top: OVERSEA (10 pts)
Best play oversea 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
16 words5-letter words
38 words- ARVOS 8 pts
- AVERS 8 pts
- EAVES 8 pts
- OAVES 8 pts
- OVERS 8 pts
- RAVES 8 pts
- REAVE 8 pts
- ROVES 8 pts
- SAVER 8 pts
- SAVES 8 pts
- SAVOR 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
- SERVO 8 pts
- SEVER 8 pts
- SOAVE 8 pts
- VASES 8 pts
- VEERS 8 pts
- VERSE 8 pts
- VERSO 8 pts
- AROSE 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- EASER 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- ERASE 5 pts
- EROSE 5 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
- OASES 5 pts
- RASES 5 pts
- RESES 5 pts
- ROSES 5 pts
- SAREE 5 pts
- SAROS 5 pts
- SEARS 5 pts
- SEERS 5 pts
- SERES 5 pts
- SOARS 5 pts
- SORAS 5 pts
- SORES 5 pts
4-letter words
48 words- ARVO 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- AVES 7 pts
- AVOS 7 pts
- EAVE 7 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- SAVE 7 pts
- SEVS 7 pts
- VARS 7 pts
- VASE 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- VOES 7 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- AROS 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- OARS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- OSAR 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SEAR 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SOAR 4 pts
- SORA 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- AVE 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- SEV 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VAS 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
2-letter words
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