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Yes. The word organ is a Scrabble US word. The word organ is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word organ is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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5-letter words (5 found)

ARGON,GROAN,NAGOR,ORANG,ORGAN,

4-letter words (8 found)

AGON,AGRO,GNAR,GORA,GRAN,RANG,ROAN,RONG,

3-letter words (14 found)

AGO,GAN,GAR,GOA,GON,GOR,NAG,NOG,NOR,OAR,ORA,ORG,RAG,RAN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AG,AN,AR,GO,NA,NO,ON,OR,

You can make 35 words from organ according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of organ

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Definitions and meaning of organ

organ

Etymology

From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-. Doublet of organon, organum, and orgue.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɡən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹɡən/
  • Homophone: Oregon (one pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
  • Hyphenation: or‧gan

Noun

organ (plural organs)

  1. The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
  2. (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
  3. (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
  4. An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
  5. Short for organ pipe cactus.
  6. A government organization; agency; authority.
  7. (slang) The penis.
  8. (historical, military) An Asian form of mitrailleuse.

Hyponyms

See also Thesaurus:organ.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Korean: 오르간 (oreugan)
  • → Maori: ōkana
  • → Vietnamese: oóc-gan

Translations

Further reading

  • “organ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “organ”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Verb

organ (third-person singular simple present organs, present participle organing, simple past and past participle organed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.

Anagrams

  • Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, argon, groan, nagor, orang, rag on, rango

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔrɡan]
  • Hyphenation: or‧gan

Noun

organ

  1. organ:
    1. (biology) a larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
    2. (music) a musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
    3. an official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
  2. mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium aligned with an organisation.

Related terms

Further reading

  • “organ” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

organ (Jawi spelling اورݢن, plural organ-organ, informal 1st possessive organku, 2nd possessive organmu, 3rd possessive organnya)

  1. organ:
    1. (biology) a larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
    2. (music) a musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
    3. an official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.

Further reading

  • “organ” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Noun

organ

  1. Alternative form of organe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).

Noun

organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ or organer, definite plural organa or organene)

  1. (anatomy, biology) an organ
  2. an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
  3. a body (e.g. an advisory body)

Derived terms

  • kjønnsorgan

See also

  • orgel (musical instrument)

References

  • “organ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), via Latin organum.

Noun

organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ, definite plural organa)

  1. (anatomy, biology) an organ
  2. an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
  3. a body (e.g. an advisory body)

Derived terms

  • kjønnsorgan

See also

  • orgel (musical instrument)

References

  • “organ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin organum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔr.ɡan/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɡan
  • Syllabification: or‧gan

Noun

organ m inan (related adjective organowy)

  1. organ (larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions)
    Synonym: narząd
  2. (government) organ (body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions)
  3. (politics) organ (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization)
  4. (in the plural) organ, pipe organ (largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console which produces its sound by sending air through whistles and/or reeds called organ pipes, by direct mechanical action)
  5. (in the plural) organ, pipe organ (electronic instrument designed to replicate the pipe organ)

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • organ in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • organy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • organ in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • organ in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ὄργανος (órganos), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic *orъganъ. Some senses also based on French orgue (cf. orgă), Italian organum, Italian organo.

Noun

organ n (plural organe)

  1. organ (part of organism)
  2. (archaic) organ (musical instrument)
    Synonym: orgă

Declension

See also

  • mădular

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒrɡaːn/
  • Hyphenation: or‧gan

Noun

òrgān m (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)

  1. organ (part of an organism)

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

organ n

  1. (anatomy) an organ (a part of the body)
  2. (euphemistic) a penis
  3. a (state) body that performs societal functions
  4. (dated) a voice (of a singer or actor)
    Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
    She combined with excellent theatrical looks a high degree of intelligence, an extraordinary voice and a splendid mastery of declamation
  5. an organ; a newspaper (of an organization, i.e. its voice)

Declension

Related terms

See also

  • kuk

References

  • organ in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • organ in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • organ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • argon

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɔk̚˧˦ ɣaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɔk̚˦˧˥ ɣaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɔk̚˦˥ ɣaːŋ˧˧]
  • Phonetic: oóc gan

Noun

(classifier đàn) organ

  1. (Vietnam) keyboard (device with keys of a musical keyboard)

Synonyms

  • (keyboard): đàn phím

See also

  • đại phong cầm

Source: wiktionary.org