Definitions For Overpopulated

Etymology 1

Verb form of overpopulate.

Verb

{{infl of, en, overpopulate, , ed-form}}

Etymology 2

first recorded in 1828, predating overpopulate. from over + populated. compare earlier overpeopled and overpopulous.{{r:oed online + code= 246869 + part of speech=adj + date=june 2016}}

Adjective

Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained. : Synonym: overpeopled, overpopulous

Related terms

overcrowded

Translations

Dutch: overbevolkt Finnish: ylikansoitettu French: surpeuplé Italian: sovrappopolato Macedonian: пренаселен Spanish: sobrepoblado Swedish: överbefolkad

Is Overpopulated 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
21
Words with Friends
26

The word Overpopulated is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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