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Is ORIGINATE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ORIGINATE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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What does ORIGINATE mean?

  1. verbcome into existence; take on form or shape
  2. verbbring into being
  3. verbbegin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

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Hooks for ORIGINATE

Add a letter to make a new word: ORIGINATED, ORIGINATES.

Words inside ORIGINATE

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up ORIGINATE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is ORIGINATE a Scrabble word?

ORIGINATE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is ORIGINATE worth?

ORIGINATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ORIGINATE mean?

Come into existence; take on form or shape.