origin: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with O · ends with N
Meaning of origin
noun
The beginning of something.
Example: place of origin
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
Listed forms: origins.
Source: Wiktionary — origin.
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 origin.
noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
noun
properties attributable to your ancestry
noun
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
noun
the hereditary derivation of an individual
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is origin in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of origin
O(1) + R(1) + I(1) + G(2) + I(1) + N(1) = 7 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 origin
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 origin
22 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in origin. Showing up to 24, longest first.