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Yes, OPENING is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: O 1, P 3, E 1, N 1, I 1, N 1, G 2.

Is it a valid word?

  • Scrabble US: valid, 10 points.

About OPENING

OPENING is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

Definitions

noun

  1. an open or empty space in or between things
  2. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
  3. becoming open or being made open
  4. the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
  5. the act of opening something
  6. opportunity especially for employment or promotion
  7. the initial part of the introduction
  8. a possible alternative
  9. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
  10. a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  11. an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
  12. a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
  13. the first of a series of actions

verb

  1. cause to open or to become open
  2. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
  3. become open
  4. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
  5. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
  6. make available
  7. become available
  8. have an opening or passage or outlet
  9. make the opening move
  10. afford access to
  11. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

adjective

  1. first or beginning

Synonyms

Also: opening night, curtain raising, possible action, chess opening, first step, opening move, open up, spread out.

Not playable in Scrabble US: PORTA.

All synonyms of OPENING

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