overburden

NOUNVERB /,oʊvə'bɜrdən/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

overburden is a valid 10-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1B3U1R1D2E1N1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does overburden mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

An excessive burden.

SYNONYMS
OVERLOAD
BROADER
BURDENLOADLOADING
2

The surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits.

BROADER
LANDGROUNDSOIL
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Burden with too much work or responsibility.

BROADER
BURDENSADDLECHARGE
2

Load with excessive weight.

BROADER
WEIGHT DOWNBURDENBURTHENWEIGHT
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of overburden

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
BURNED-OVER16OVERBURNED16

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