Definitions For Overkill
noun
- Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
- The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
verb
- Something that is much larger, greater, etc., than what is needed for a particular purpose
Is Overkill 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
15
Words with Friends
18
The word Overkill is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Overkill in a Sentence
- Yes, we need a new car, but this huge truck seems like overkill.
- The song already borders on the maudlin—the addition of a syrupy string accompaniment would just be overkill