Overruns

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Overruns

noun

An instance of overrunning
The amount by which something overruns
"At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!"
Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.

verb

To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
To infest, swarm over, flow over.
"The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds."
To run past; to run beyond.
"One line overruns another in length."
To continue for too long.
"The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."
To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.

Anagrams of Overruns

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "overruns":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

nervous overrun runover

6-LETTER WORDS

nurser reruns rouens rouser rovers snorer sorner sourer unrove venous

5-LETTER WORDS

euros nevus nurse ovens overs rerun rouen roues rouse roven rover roves ruers runes senor+6 more

4-LETTER WORDS

eons erns eros errs euro noes nose nous ones onus ores ours oven over revs

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "overruns" and rearranging:

+toverturns turnovers

Related Word Patterns

OV...Words starting with "ov"...NSWords ending with "ns"All 8-letter words Unscramble "overruns"

Rhyming Words

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