overkill is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (UNCOUNTABLE)

(literally military) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
(literally) Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
(by extension) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
• 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill.

Verb

(transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
(manufacturing) To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
• Antonym: underkill
To do something excessive to achieve a goal.

overkill is a Scrabble valid word

overkill

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• 00 points

overkill is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word

overkill

• The word is valid in iScramble ✔
• The word is valid in QuickWords ✔
• 00 points

Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• LOVERLIKE
• OVERKILLS
• ROCKVILLE
• YORKVILLE

Same letters minus one

• KEILLOR
• ORVILLE