Scrabble Dictionary
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START
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
S
1
T
1
A
1
R
1
T
1
Σ
5
Definitions
Noun
- the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
- a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
- a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
- the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Verb
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
- set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
- play in the starting lineup
- bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
- get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
- get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
- begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
- leave; "The family took off for Florida"
- bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word START
Yes, START is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 5 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
START is a 5-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 4 consonants.