Definitions For Overtaking

noun

  • Going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

verb

  • To move up to and past (someone or something that is in front of you) by moving faster
  • To go past another vehicle that is moving more slowly in the same direction
  • To happen to or affect (someone) in a sudden and unexpected way

Is Overtaking a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Overtaking is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Overtaking in a Sentence

  • She overtook the other runners and went on to win the race.
  • The sign says “No Overtaking.”
  • Seasickness can overtake passengers when the ship encounters a storm.

Synonyms for Overtaking

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