leftover
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
Definition of leftover
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
“Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?”
“I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
“Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?”
“I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.”
noun
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Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
“It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.”
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(in-plural, usually)Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
“Not leftovers again!”
“The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).
Words you can make from leftover
116 playable · top: FEVER (11 pts)
Best play fever 11 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
43 words- EVER 7 pts
- FEEL 7 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FELT 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FLEE 7 pts
- FLOE 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FORT 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- LEFT 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LOFT 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- ROLF 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VERT 7 pts
- VETO 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- VOLT 7 pts
- VOTE 7 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- EFT 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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