opening: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with O · ends with G
Meaning of opening
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of open
Base or related entry: open.
Source: Wiktionary — opening.
adj
- not-comparable
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
Example: The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
- not-comparable
Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket.
- not-comparable
Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack.
Source: Wiktionary — opening.
noun
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
Example: The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
A gap permitting passage through.
Example: A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
An act or instance of beginning.
Example: There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
Something that is a beginning. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
Listed forms: openings.
Source: Wiktionary — opening.
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 opening.
noun
an open or empty space in or between things
noun
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- opening night
- curtain raising
noun
a possible alternative
- possibility
- possible action
noun
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- orifice
- porta
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is opening in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of opening
O(1) + P(3) + E(1) + N(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 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 opening
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from opening
53 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in opening. Showing up to 24, longest first.