ORIGIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ORIGIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORIGIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIGIN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIGIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
originsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIGIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORIGIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does ORIGIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The point, source, or event from which something begins, arises, or is derived.
Origin can describe the literal starting point of a river, a word's origin in another language, or the deeper causes behind an event, a tradition, or a person's ancestry. Scientists speak of the origin of a species or the origin of the universe, while genealogists trace a family's origin back through generations. In mathematics, the word takes on a precise, technical sense as the fixed point from which coordinates are measured on a graph. Across all these uses, origin points to the moment or place where something first came into being.
How ORIGIN is used
A common noun used across everyday, scientific, and technical contexts wherever a beginning or source is discussed.
- Historians still debate the exact origin of the custom.
- The word has its origin in an old French term for gathering.
- Every point on the graph is measured from the origin.
- The disease's origin remained a mystery for decades.
- She researched her family's origin back to a small coastal village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIGIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORIGIN
21 longer words begin with ORIGIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIGIN
Common questions about ORIGIN
- Is ORIGIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIGIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIGIN worth?
- ORIGIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIGIN mean?
- The point, source, or event from which something begins, arises, or is derived.
- What letters can be added to ORIGIN?
- ORIGIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORIGIN:
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