Is “Overweight” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
OVERWEIGHT
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Overweight

noun
  1. 1.An excess of weight.

  2. 2.An overweight person.

  3. 3.(investment) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.

    Apple common stock is one of our overweights.

verb
  1. 1.To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.

  2. 2.To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.

adjective
  1. 1.(of a person) Heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

  2. 2.(of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

  3. 3.(investment, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

    Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

Synonyms: fat, morbidly obese, obese, overnourished