overcast
Overcast can refer to the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds, a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling, or gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover. As a verb, overcast can mean to sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches, sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next, or make overcast or cloudy.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
OV
Ends
AST
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OVERCAST” Mean?
/ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/
overcast has 8 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
4 sensesthe state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
Synonyms
gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
Synonyms
a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
Synonyms
a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
Verb
3 sensessew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
“overcast books”
Synonyms for OVERCAST
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
filled or abounding with clouds
Length
8 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
O, V, E, R, C, A, S, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OVERCAST has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OVERCAST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OVERCAST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
VCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
OV, VE, ER, RC, CA, AS, ST
Trigrams
OVE, VER, ERC, RCA, CAS, AST
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