Words That Start with OV

4-letter words that start with OV

• oval7n. A two-dimensional one.
• oven7n. A chamber used for baking or heating.
• over7adj. Finished; ended; concluded.
• ovum9n. The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

5-letter words that start with OV

• ovary11n. A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most...
• ovate8adj. Shaped like an egg.
• overo8n. A pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.
• overt8adj. Open and not concealed or secret.
• ovine8adj. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable)...
• ovoid9adj. Shaped like an oval.
• ovolo8n. A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament.
• ovule8n. The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization...

6-letter words that start with OV

• overby14adv. A little way over.
• overdo10v. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too...
• overly12adv. To an excessive degree.
• ovular9adj. Of or pertaining to an ovule.

7-letter words that start with OV

• ovarian10adj. Relating to the ovaries.
• ovaries10n. Synonym of balls (“courage”) (said of women).
• ovation10n. A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
• overact12v. To act in an exaggerated manner.
• overage11adj. Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum.
• overall10adj. All-encompassing, all around.
• overarm12adj. Throwing while having the hand above the elbow.
• overawe13v. To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow.
• overbid13v. To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
• overcut12v. To cut excessively.
• overdub13v. To record a part along with an already recorded part or parts.
• overdue11adj. Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
• overeat10v. To eat too much.
• overfed14adj. Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
• overfit13v. To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the...
• overfly16v. To fly over something.
• overhit13v. To hit too far or too hard.
• overjet17n. The extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over...
• overlap12v. To extend over and partly cover something.
• overlay13v. To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else)...
• overlie10v. To lie over or upon.
• overman12n. A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.
• overmix19v. To mix too thoroughly.
• overpay15v. To pay too much.
• overrun10v. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy...
• oversee10v. To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
• overset10v. To knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.
• overtax17v. To tax to an excessive degree.
• overtly13adv. In an overt manner; publicly; openly.
• overtop12v. To be higher than; to rise over the top of.
• overuse10v. To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.
• oviduct13n. A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to...
• ovulate10v. To produce eggs or ova.

8-letter words that start with OV

• overalls11n. A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.
• overawed15adj. Impressed or convinced by someone to an unreasonable degree, sometimes...
• overbite13n. A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.
• overcast13n. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
• overcoat13n. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or...
• overcome15v. To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get...
• overcook17v. To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.
• overdone12adj. Cooked too much.
• overdose12n. An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
• overfill14v. To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
• overflow17n. The spillage resultant from overflowing.
• overhand15adj. Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the...
• overhang15v. To hang over (something).
• overhaul14n. A major repair, renovation, or revision.
• overhead15adj. Located above, especially over the head.
• overhear14v. To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
• overheat14v. To heat excessively.
• overhung15adj. Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
• overkill15n. A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy...
• overland12adj. By or across land.
• overleaf14adv. On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book)...
• overload12v. To load excessively.
• overlong12adj. Too long; overly long.
• overlook15n. A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
• overlord12n. A ruler of other rulers.
• overmuch18det. Very much; too much; overly much.
• overpass13n. A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially...
• overplay16v. To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
• overrate11v. To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
• override12v. To ride across or beyond something.
• overripe13adj. Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.
• overrule11v. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
• overseas11adj. Abroad, especially across the sea.
• overseer11n. The manager of a plantation of slaves.
• oversell11v. To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
• overshot14adj. Powered by water that flows over the top from above (of a water wheel).
• oversize20adj. Larger than normal.
• oversold12adj. In a stock or commodity market condition where there has been...
• overstay14v. To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
• overstep13v. To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or...
• overtake15v. To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to...
• overtime13n. Working time outside of one's regular hours.
• overtone11n. A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of...
• overture11n. An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a...
• overturn11v. To turn over, capsize or upset.
• overused12adj. Used too much, or too often.
• overview17n. A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
• overwork18v. To make (someone or something) work too hard.

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9-letter words that start with OV

• ovenproof17adj. Suitable for use in an oven, without being damaged by the heat.
• overblown17adj. Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
• overboard15adj. Outside of a boat; in the water.
• overbroad15adj. Too broad.
• overbuilt14adj. Overdeveloped.
• overclock20v. To run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed...
• overdoing14n. Excessive activity.
• overdraft16n. The act of overdrawing a bank account.
• overdrawn16adj. Portrayed in an overstated or exaggerated manner.
• overdrive16v. To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
• overeager13adj. Excessively eager.
• overgrown16adj. Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence...
• overhauls15n. An overall.
• overhyped21adj. That has been promoted or publicized excessively.
• overjoyed23adj. Very happy.
• overlying16adj. Lying over or upon something else.
• overnight16adv. During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night...
• overpower17v. To subdue someone by superior force.
• overprint14n. An addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a...
• overrated13adj. Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not...
• overreach17v. To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
• overreact14v. To react too much or too intensely.
• oversexed20adj. Having a greater than normal sexual appetite.
• overshare15v. To share too much or in excess.
• overshoot15n. The amount by which something goes too far.
• oversight16n. An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
• oversized22adj. Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
• oversleep14v. To sleep for longer than intended.
• overspeed15v. To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.
• overspend15v. To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
• overspent14adj. Exhausted; excessively fatigued.
• overspill14n. That which spills over.
• overstate12v. To state or claim too much.
• oversteer12n. The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the...
• overstock18v. To stock to an excessive degree.
• overtaken16adj. Taken by surprise; overcome.
• overthink19v. To think or analyze too much.
• overthrow18v. To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by...
• overtired13adj. Overly tired.
• overvalue15v. To assign an excessive value to something.
• overwatch20v. To watch over.
• overwater15adj. By or across water, especially of travel.
• overwhelm20v. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
• overworld16n. The celestial world.
• overwrite15v. To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
• oviparous14adj. Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a...
• ovulation12n. The release of an ovum from an ovary.
• ovulatory15adj. Pertaining to ovulation; ovulating.

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10-letter words that start with OV

• overactive18adj. Excessively active.
• overbooked20adj. Having had more seats, tickets, or slots sold or guaranteed than were...
• overbought19adj. Of a stock or commodity market condition: where there has been...
• overbridge17n. A bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.
• overbudget17adj. Costing more than budgeted.
• overburden16v. To overload or overtax.
• overcharge19v. To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a...
• overcoming18n. The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.
• overcommit19v. To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond...
• overcooked20adj. Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.
• overdosage15n. An excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.
• overdosing15n. An excessively large dose.
• overdriven17adj. Driven too hard, or beyond normal limits; exhausted.
• overeating14n. Gluttony, the act of eating to excess.
• overexpose22v. To expose excessively.
• overextend21v. To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond...
• overfished20adj. Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
• overflight20n. The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to...
• overground15adj. Above the ground.
• overgrowth20n. A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
• overheated17adj. Excessively heated.
• overlander14n. One who travels overland.
• overlaying17n. Overlaid ornamentation.
• overloaded15adj. Loaded too heavily.
• overlooked18adj. Missed, unnoticed.
• overmanned16adj. Excessively manned; overstaffed.
• overmantel15n. A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and...
• overplayed19adj. Played too frequently.
• overpraise15v. To do so toward a person.
• overpriced18adj. Priced higher than its real worth.
• overriding15n. The act or process by which something is overridden.
• overruling14n. The situation where something is overruled.
• oversample17n. An additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion...
• overshadow20v. To obscure something by casting a shadow.
• overspread16v. To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over...
• overstated14adj. Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented...
• overstrain13v. To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or...
• overstress13v. To place excessive emphasis on something.
• oversupply20v. To supply more than is needed.
• overtaking18n. The act by which one thing overtakes another.
• overthrust16n. A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
• overweight20adj. Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally...
• overwinter16v. To keep or preserve for the winter.
• overworked21adj. Subjected to too much work.
• ovipositor15n. A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.

11-letter words that start with OV

• overachieve22v. To achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.
• overanalyze26v. To analyze too much or in too much detail.
• overanxious21adj. Excessively anxious or nervous.
• overarching20adj. Arching over; that forms an arch overhead.
• overbalance18v. To be more important than; to outweigh.
• overbearing17adj. Overly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
• overbooking21n. An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.
• overcharged21adj. Overly charged; having too much electricity or some other form of...
• overcrowded21adj. Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.
• overcurrent16n. A larger-than-intended electric current.
• overdressed16adj. Wearing too many clothes for the weather or the occasion.
• overdubbing20n. An instance of audio material being overdubbed.
• overexcited24adj. Excessively excited.
• overexposed24adj. Exposed too much, especially of film or a photograph.
• overexpress23v. To artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity.
• overfeeding19n. Excessive feeding.
• overfishing21n. Fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below...
• overfitting18n. The production of a statistical model that, due to an excess of...
• overflowing21n. Overflow.
• overgrazing25n. Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.
• overhanging19n. Synonym of overhang.
• overhauling18n. The act by which something is overhauled.
• overhearing18n. The act by which something is overheard.
• overheating18n. A situation where something is overheated.
• overhunting18n. Hunting at unsustainable levels.
• overindulge16v. To indulge to excess.
• overlapping19adj. That overlaps something else.
• overloading16n. A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or...
• overmatched22adj. Outclassed; unable to compete.
• overnighter18n. A person who overnights, or stays overnight.
• overpayment21n. Payment exceeding the amount actually due.
• overpowered20adj. Subdued by superior force.
• overpricing19n. The setting of a price too high.
• overproduce19v. To produce more of something than one can use or sell.
• overstocked21adj. That has been stocked to an excessive degree; overfilled.
• overstretch19v. To stretch too far.
• overstuffed21adj. Filled beyond capacity.
• overthought21n. Excessive thought or thinking.
• overtopping19n. An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall...
• overturning15n. The act by which something is overturned.
• overvaluing18n. An overvaluation.
• overvoltage18n. The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell...
• overweening18adj. Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
• overwhelmed23adj. Emotionally overpowered.
• overwriting18n. Something written over something else.
• overwrought21adj. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset...
• overzealous23adj. Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
• oviposition16n. The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

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12-letter words that start with OV

• overabundant18adj. Excessively abundant.
• overachiever23n. One who overachieves; one who has too much success.
• overactivity23n. Excessive activity.
• overburdened19adj. Excessively burdened.
• overcapacity24n. A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in...
• overcautious17adj. Excessively cautious.
• overcharging22n. The act or process of charging excessively.
• overclocking24n. An instance or incident of processor (CPU), or any electronic logic...
• overcritical19adj. Excessively critical.
• overcrowding22n. The situation where a space holds more occupants than it can...
• overdesigned18adj. Having undergone excessive design, leading to complicatedness or an...
• overdramatic20adj. Dramatic to excess.
• overeducated19adj. Having received too much education.
• overemphasis22n. Excessive emphasis.
• overestimate17v. To judge or calculate too highly.
• overexertion22n. Excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results.
• overexposure24n. Excessive exposure.
• overextended24adj. Extended or expanded beyond a safe limit.
• overgenerous16adj. Generous to an excessive degree.
• overinflated19adj. Inflated; exaggerated.
• overlordship21n. The position or quality of being an overlord.
• overpainting18n. Something painted over the top of something else.
• overpopulate19v. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region...
• overpowering21adj. That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
• overpressure17n. Excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high...
• overreaching21adj. That overreaches (all senses).
• overreaction17n. A reaction that is excessive.
• overreliance17n. Excessive reliance.
• oversampling20n. The act of one who oversamples.
• overshadowed23adj. Superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed.
• oversimplify25v. To explain or present something in a way that excludes important...
• overspeeding19adj. Travelling at an excessive speed.
• overspending19n. The spending of too much money.
• overstocking22n. A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking.
• overstressed16adj. Excessively stressed.
• overthinking23n. The act of thinking too much about something.
• overwhelming24adj. Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

13-letter words that start with OV

• overabundance21n. An excess of what is needed or is appropriate.
• overambitious20adj. Excessively ambitious.
• overbearingly22adv. In an overbearing manner.
• overcommitted23adj. Having committed too much of one's time or resources.
• overconfident22adj. Too confident.
• overdeveloped23adj. Overgrown.
• overdiagnosed19adj. Diagnosed more often than it truly occurs.
• overdiagnosis18n. The act or process of diagnosing something too frequently, or based on...
• overdramatize28v. To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
• overemotional18adj. Showing too much emotion.
• overemphasize32v. To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
• overexpansion25n. Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable.
• overexpressed26adj. Produced by overexpression.
• overextension23n. The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal...
• overhydration23n. Excessive hydration.
• overindulgent18adj. Tending to indulge excessively.
• overleveraged21adj. Subject to excessive leverage (debt).
• overnutrition16n. A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to...
• overpopulated21adj. Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.
• overpotential18n. The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell...
• overqualified29adj. Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually...
• oversaturated17adj. Synonym of supersaturated.
• oversensitive19adj. Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily...
• overshadowing24n. A dominating shadow or malign influence.
• overstatement18n. An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
• overstimulate18v. To stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation.
• overstretched22adj. Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled.
• overtreatment18n. Excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment.
• overvaluation19n. An instance of overvaluing.
• overwintering20n. The action of overwintering.
• ovoviviparous24adj. Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose...

14-letter words that start with OV

• overaggressive22adj. Overly aggressive; of a personality, action or behavior having...
• overcommitment25n. The act or situation of overcommitting.
• overcompensate23v. To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a...
• overcomplicate25v. To make something excessively complicated.
• overconfidence25n. An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
• overcorrection21n. The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting...
• overdependence23n. Excessive reliance or dependence on something.
• overdetermined21adj. Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a...
• overestimation19n. The act of overestimating.
• overexcitement28n. The condition of being excessively excited.
• overexpression26n. The abnormal or artificial expression of a gene in increased quantity.
• overharvesting24n. Excessive harvesting.
• overindulgence21n. An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or...
• overinvestment22n. Excessive investment, especially in one particular area.
• overoptimistic23adj. Excessively optimistic.
• overperforming25adj. That performs better than required.
• overpopulation21n. An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a...
• overpoweringly26adv. In an overpowering manner.
• overprivileged24adj. Being too privileged; specifically, having more advantages or...
• overproduction22n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold.
• overprotection21n. The act of overprotecting.
• overprotective24adj. Excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially...
• overregulation18n. Excessive regulation: too many rules, especially misguidedly conceived...
• oversaturation17n. Supersaturation.
• oversimplified25adj. Having been simplified to the point where important information is not...
• overstimulated20adj. Excessively stimulated.
• oversubscribed24adj. Having insufficient capacity to meet the demand of those who are...
• overwhelmingly29adv. In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.

15-letter words that start with OV

• overachievement28n. A greater than anticipated achievement.
• overcomplicated27adj. Excessively complicated.
• overconsumption24n. Excessive consumption.
• overdevelopment26n. Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped.
• overrepresented21adj. Represented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers.
• oversensitivity24n. The state or quality of being excessively sensitive.
• overstimulation20n. Excessive stimulation.
• overutilization27n. Excessive utilization; overuse.
• overzealousness27n. The quality of being too zealous.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with OV are there?

Word.ws lists 392 words that start with OV, plus 2,743 rare ones.

What are common words that start with OV?

over, overall, overseas, overcome, overnight, overview, overwhelming and oven.

Which of the words that start with OV has the highest letter score?

overemphasize scores 32 points with the standard letter tile values.

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