What does ORIGINAL mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
- Letters
- 8
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Words With Friends score
- 12
- How common
- Very common
Meaning
adjective
- preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed“the original inhabitants of the Americas”
- (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary“his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources”
- being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of“a truly original approach”
- not derived or copied or translated from something else“the play is original; not an adaptation”
noun
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies“this painting is a copy of the original”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
originals10
Anagrams of ORIGINAL
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside ORIGINAL
136 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is ORIGINAL a valid word in word games?
ORIGINAL 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 ORIGINAL worth?
ORIGINAL is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from ORIGINAL?
136 other words, including IN, ON, OR and AN.