option: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with O · ends with N
Meaning of option
noun
One of a set of choices that can be made.
The freedom or right to choose.
A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile.
- uncountable
The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another.
Listed forms: options.
Source: Wiktionary — option.
verb
To purchase an option on something.
Example: The new novel was optioned by the film studio, but they'll probably never decide to make a movie from it.
- dated
To configure, by setting an option.
Listed forms: options, optioning, optioned.
Source: Wiktionary — option.
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 option.
noun
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
noun
the act of choosing or selecting
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is option in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of option
O(1) + P(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(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 option
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from option
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in option. Showing up to 24, longest first.