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OVERUSE is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for OVERUSE.

23 total results for OVERUSE   ( score: 50 )

10 results for OVERUSE from Modern Era puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun May 7, 202337ARun into the groundWill Nediger
Thu Apr 15, 202115ATurn into a clichéBrendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer
Thu May 7, 202062AStrain, as a muscleBruce Haight and Peter A. Collins
Mon Jul 6, 201545DRely on excessivelyLynn Lempel
Wed Jan 4, 201242DMake a clichéBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Jan 29, 201137ATurn into a chestnutNed White
Sun Nov 3, 200215DCause of depletionPatrick Berry
Sun Oct 27, 200298DMake hackneyedNancy Nicholson Joline
Tue Sep 3, 200261ACause of diminishing returnsDon West
Wed Aug 20, 199741ADeplete, perhapsChuck Deodene
13 results for OVERUSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Jul 15, 198934DExcessive employmentRhonda KrausMaleska
Sun Apr 27, 198684AEmploy too oftenMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Sun Jul 25, 19764DTritenessTap OsbornWeng
Mon May 10, 197149AResort to in excessUnknownWeng
Sat Apr 23, 196013DThe trouble with clichés.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 17, 1960115AExcessive application.Threba JohnsonFarrar
Sun Dec 27, 195981ARepeat irritatingly.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Oct 5, 195249DToo frequent practice.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed Jul 25, 195136AEmploy excessively.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 18, 195111DHackneyed repetition.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jan 24, 195135DEmploy in excess.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 31, 195027AExcessive treatment.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Sun Apr 18, 194872DMake into a cliché.Louis BaronFarrar
Anagrams:USEOVER, OEUVRES, SUEOVER
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