ownership: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 17 letter points · starts with O · ends with P
Meaning of ownership
noun
- countable, uncountable
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
- countable, uncountable
Responsibility for or control over something.
Example: The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.
Listed forms: ownerships.
Source: Wiktionary — ownership.
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 ownership.
noun
the act of having and controlling property
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ownership in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ownership
O(1) + W(4) + N(1) + E(1) + R(1) + S(1) + H(4) + I(1) + P(3) = 17 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 ownership
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ownership
363 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ownership. Showing up to 24, longest first.