overspill
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- Words With Friends
- 18
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- 9
/ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/
Definition of overspill
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)That which spills over.
“New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.”
“It is known that means of using this end of the former NLR and Broad Street station to take an overspill of traffic from Liverpool Street have been under backroom study for some time.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)That which spills over.
“New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.”
“It is known that means of using this end of the former NLR and Broad Street station to take an overspill of traffic from Liverpool Street have been under backroom study for some time.”
verb
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To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.
“Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries.”
“Calandra added more, until the oil threatened to overspill her palm.”
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Etymology
From over- + spill.
Words you can make from overspill
200+ playable · top: SPILLOVER (14 pts)
Best play spillover 14 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
41 words- PELVIS 11 pts
- PERVOS 11 pts
- PLOVER 11 pts
- PROVES 11 pts
- VIPERS 11 pts
- ERVILS 9 pts
- LIVERS 9 pts
- LIVRES 9 pts
- LOVERS 9 pts
- LOVIER 9 pts
- OLIVES 9 pts
- SILVER 9 pts
- SLIVER 9 pts
- SOLVER 9 pts
- VIREOS 9 pts
- VOILES 9 pts
- ESPOIR 8 pts
- LISPER 8 pts
- LOPERS 8 pts
- PERILS 8 pts
- PILOSE 8 pts
- PLIERS 8 pts
- POISER 8 pts
- POLEIS 8 pts
- POLERS 8 pts
- POLIES 8 pts
- POLLER 8 pts
- POSIER 8 pts
- PRILLS 8 pts
- PROLES 8 pts
- REPOLL 8 pts
- SLOPER 8 pts
- SPLORE 8 pts
- LORIES 6 pts
- OILERS 6 pts
- OLLIES 6 pts
- ORIELS 6 pts
- REOILS 6 pts
- RILLES 6 pts
- ROLLIE 6 pts
- SILLER 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- PERVO 10 pts
- PERVS 10 pts
- PROVE 10 pts
- VIPER 10 pts
- ERVIL 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LIVER 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- LIVRE 8 pts
- LOVER 8 pts
- LOVES 8 pts
- OLIVE 8 pts
- OVERS 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- ROVES 8 pts
- SERVO 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
- SOLVE 8 pts
- VEILS 8 pts
- VERSO 8 pts
- VIERS 8 pts
- VILER 8 pts
- VILLS 8 pts
- VIOLS 8 pts
- VIREO 8 pts
- VIRES 8 pts
- VIRLS 8 pts
- VISOR 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
- VOILE 8 pts
- VOLES 8 pts
- LIPOS 7 pts
- LOPER 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- PERIL 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PILLS 7 pts
- PLIER 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- POLER 7 pts
- POLES 7 pts
- POLIS 7 pts
- POLLS 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRILL 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PROLE 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- RIPES 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- SLIPE 7 pts
- SLOPE 7 pts
- SPEIL 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPELL 7 pts
- SPIEL 7 pts
- SPIER 7 pts
- SPILE 7 pts
- SPILL 7 pts
- SPIRE 7 pts
- SPOIL 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
- ILLER 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LILOS 5 pts
- LISLE 5 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LORIS 5 pts
- LOSEL 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- OILER 5 pts
- OLLIE 5 pts
- ORIEL 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- REOIL 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- RILLE 5 pts
- RILLS 5 pts
- ROILS 5 pts
- ROLES 5 pts
- ROLLS 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
- SOREL 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- PERV 9 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PILL 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- POLL 6 pts
- POLS 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RILL 4 pts
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