begin: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with N
Meaning of begin
verb
- ergative
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
Example: I began playing the piano at the age of five.
- intransitive
To come into existence.
Listed forms: begins, beginning, began, begun, glossary, beginnest.
Source: Wiktionary — begin.
noun
- nonstandard
Beginning; start.
Listed forms: begins.
Source: Wiktionary — begin.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for begin.
verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
verb
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
verb
set in motion, cause to start
verb
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is begin in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of begin
B(3) + E(1) + G(2) + I(1) + N(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of begin
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from begin
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in begin. Showing up to 24, longest first.