What does OCCASION mean?

Pronunciation
/əˈkeɪʒən/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. an event that occurs at a critical time“at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave”
  2. a vaguely specified social event“the party was quite an affair”
  3. reason“there was no occasion for complaint”
  4. the time of a particular event“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”
  5. an opportunity to do something“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”

verb

  1. give occasion to

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

occasioned15occasioning16

Anagrams of OCCASION

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

Words inside OCCASION

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

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Questions

Is OCCASION a valid word in word games?

OCCASION 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 OCCASION worth?

OCCASION is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from OCCASION?

68 other words, including IN, IS, ON and AS.