What does ORIGIN mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɔrədʒən/
- Letters
- 6
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 9
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being“the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
- properties attributable to your ancestry“he comes from good origins”
- an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
- the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived“the rumor had its origin in idle gossip”
- the descendants of one individual“his entire lineage has been warriors”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
origins8
Anagrams of ORIGIN
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside ORIGIN
23 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is ORIGIN a valid word in word games?
ORIGIN 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 ORIGIN worth?
ORIGIN is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from ORIGIN?
23 other words, including IN, ON, OR and NO.