opportunity: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 18 letter points · starts with O · ends with Y
Meaning of opportunity
noun
- countable, uncountable
A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Example: seize the opportunity
- countable, uncountable
A favorable circumstance or occasion.
Example: Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
- countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Opportuneness.
Example: The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.
Listed forms: opportunities.
Source: Wiktionary — opportunity.
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 opportunity.
noun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is opportunity in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of opportunity
O(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + U(1) + N(1) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 18 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 opportunity
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 opportunity
175 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in opportunity. Showing up to 24, longest first.