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Originates

o 1r 1i 1g 2i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of originate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does originates mean?

verb

  1. come into existence; take on form or shape

    “A new religious movement originated in that country”

    Synonymsariserisedevelopuprisespring up

  2. bring into being

    “He initiated a new program”

    Synonymsinitiatestart

  3. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

    “The flight originates in Calcutta”

Definitions shown for originate, the base form of originates.

Is ORIGINATES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ORIGINATES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
o 1r 1i 1g 2i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
o 1r 1i 1g 3i 1n 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
o 1r 1i 1g 3i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
o 1r 1i 1g 4i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ORIGINATES

Anagrams 1

organities

Words that end like ORIGINATES

Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

sophisticateseliminatesaccumulatesanticipatesexaggeratesmanipulatescommunicatesconcatenatesincorporatesinvestigatesparticipatesdiscriminatesejaculateselaboratesenumerateseradicatesevaporatesexoneratesinoculatesacceleratesadulteratesamalgamatesannihilatesarticulates
All words ending in -ATES

Originates: quick answers

Is ORIGINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ORIGINATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ORIGINATES worth?
ORIGINATES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does originates mean?
originates is the third-person singular form of originate, which means “come into existence”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ORIGINATES?
You can make 1195 shorter words from ORIGINATES, such as EROTISING, GIANTRIES, GRAINIEST, GRANITISE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ORIGINATES?
ORIGINATES rearranges into ORGANITIES.