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Is originate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word originate is a Scrabble US word. The word originate is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is originate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word originate is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is originate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word originate is a Words With Friends word. The word originate is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

ORIGINATE,

8-letter words (1 found)

RIGATONI,

7-letter words (21 found)

AIRTING,GENITOR,GOATIER,GRANITE,GRATINE,IGNITER,IGNITOR,INERTIA,INGRATE,NEGATOR,NOTAIRE,ORATING,ORIGANE,OTARINE,RAITING,RIOTING,ROATING,TANGIER,TEARING,TIERING,TIGRINE,

6-letter words (63 found)

AIGRET,AIRING,ARGENT,AROINT,ARTIGI,ATONER,EARING,EATING,ENGIRT,ERINGO,GAINER,GAITER,GARNET,GAROTE,GIRNIE,GITANO,GOITER,GOITRE,GRAINE,GRATIN,IGNARO,IGNITE,IGNORE,INGATE,INTIRE,NORITE,OARING,OATIER,ONAGER,ONAGRI,ORANGE,ORGEAT,ORIENT,ORIGAN,ORIGIN,ORNATE,RAGINI,RATINE,RATING,RATION,REAGIN,REGAIN,REGINA,REGION,RETAIN,RETINA,ROTING,ROTINI,TAEING,TAGINE,TANGIE,TARING,TEAING,TIEING,TINIER,TIRAGE,TIRING,TOEING,TOERAG,TONGER,TONIER,TRIAGE,TRIGON,

5-letter words (98 found)

AGENT,AGONE,AGRIN,ANGER,ANTRE,ARGON,ARGOT,ARIOT,ATIGI,ATONE,EARNT,ENTIA,ERGON,ERGOT,ERING,GARNI,GATER,GATOR,GENII,GENOA,GENRO,GIANT,GIRON,GOIER,GONER,GONIA,GRAIN,GRANT,GRATE,GREAT,GREIN,GRIOT,GROAN,GROAT,GROIN,GRONE,INERT,INGOT,INTER,INTRA,INTRO,IRATE,IRING,IRONE,NAGOR,NEGRO,NGAIO,NGATI,NIGER,NITER,NITRE,NITRO,NORIA,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,ORANG,ORANT,ORATE,ORGAN,ORGIA,RAINE,RANGE,RANGI,RATIO,REGNA,REIGN,RENGA,RENIG,RETAG,RETIA,RIANT,ROATE,RONTE,ROTAN,TANGI,TANGO,TARGE,TENIA,TENOR,TERAI,TERGA,TIGER,TIGON,TINEA,TINGE,TOGAE,TOING,TONER,TONGA,TORAN,TORII,TRAGI,TRAIN,TRIGO,TRINE,TRONA,TRONE,

4-letter words (139 found)

AEON,AERO,AGEN,AGER,AGIN,AGIO,AGON,AGRO,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANTE,ANTI,AREG,ARET,ARTI,EARN,EINA,EOAN,ERGO,ETNA,GAEN,GAIN,GAIR,GAIT,GANE,GANT,GARE,GARI,GART,GATE,GEAN,GEAR,GEAT,GEIT,GENA,GENT,GERT,GETA,GIEN,GIRN,GIRO,GIRT,GITE,GNAR,GNAT,GOAT,GOER,GONE,GORA,GORE,GORI,GRAN,GRAT,GREN,GRIN,GRIT,GROT,INGO,INIA,INRO,INTI,INTO,IOTA,IRON,NAOI,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NGAI,NITE,NOIR,NORI,NOTA,NOTE,OGRE,OINT,ONER,ONIE,RAGE,RAGI,RAIN,RAIT,RANG,RANI,RANT,RATE,RATO,REAN,REGO,REIN,RENO,RENT,RINE,RING,RIOT,RITE,ROAN,ROIN,RONE,RONG,RONT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,TAIG,TAIN,TANE,TANG,TARE,TARN,TARO,TEAR,TEIN,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TIGE,TINA,TINE,TING,TIRE,TIRO,TOEA,TOGA,TOGE,TONE,TONG,TORA,TORE,TORI,TORN,TRIE,TRIG,TRIN,TRIO,TROG,TRON,

3-letter words (90 found)

AGE,AGO,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,EGO,ENG,EON,ERA,ERG,ERN,ETA,GAE,GAN,GAR,GAT,GEN,GEO,GER,GET,GIE,GIN,GIO,GIT,GOA,GOE,GON,GOR,GOT,ING,ION,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAG,NAT,NEG,NET,NIE,NIT,NOG,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,ONE,ORA,ORE,ORG,ORT,RAG,RAI,RAN,RAT,REG,REI,REN,REO,RET,RIA,RIG,RIN,RIT,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAG,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAR,TEA,TEG,TEN,TIE,TIG,TIN,TOE,TOG,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (27 found)

AE,AG,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,GI,GO,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 441 words from originate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of originate

originate

Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Late Latin *originare (“to begin, give rise to”), from Latin orīgō (“origin”).

Morphologically origin +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/
  • Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nate

Verb

originate (third-person singular simple present originates, present participle originating, simple past and past participle originated)

  1. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]
  2. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

  • (to bring into existence): begin, initiate; see also Thesaurus:begin
  • (to come into existence): spring to life, take shape; see also Thesaurus:come into being
  • (to make or fabricate): coin

Antonyms

  • terminate
  • end
  • destinate (computing)

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Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

originate

  1. inflection of originare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
    3. feminine plural past participle

Anagrams

  • iatrogeni, ignoriate, ringoiate

Spanish

Verb

originate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of originar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org