beginning
ADJECTIVENOUN
/bɪ'ɡɪnɪŋ/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
beginning is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1G2I1N1N1I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does beginning mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Serving to begin.
“the beginning canto of the poem”
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NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
The time at which something is supposed to begin.
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2
The place where something begins, where it springs into being.
“the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
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3
The act of starting something.
“he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”
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4
The event consisting of the start of something.
“the beginning of the war”
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5
The first part or section of something.
“`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story”
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