What does ABORIGINAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌæbərˈɪdʒənəl/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place“the art of the natives of the northwest coast”

adjective

  1. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning“native Americans”
  2. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state“aboriginal forests”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

aboriginals14

Anagrams of ABORIGINAL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ABORIGINAL

286 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is ABORIGINAL a valid word in word games?

ABORIGINAL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ABORIGINAL worth?

ABORIGINAL is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ABORIGINAL?

286 other words, including IN, ON, OR and AN.