What does BEGINNING mean?

Pronunciation
/bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
19
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the event consisting of the start of something“the beginning of the war”
  2. the time at which something is supposed to begin“they got an early start”
  3. the first part or section of something“`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story”
  4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being“the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
  5. the act of starting something“he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”

adjective

  1. serving to begin“the beginning canto of the poem”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

beginnings14

Anagrams of BEGINNING

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

Words inside BEGINNING

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

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Questions

Is BEGINNING a valid word in word games?

BEGINNING 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 BEGINNING worth?

BEGINNING is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BEGINNING?

40 other words, including IN, BE, BEING and BIG.