Definition of beginnings

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • beginnings is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • beginnings is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • beginnings is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of beginnings


  • serving to begin (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the beginning canto of the poem

    Synonyms

    1. first
  • the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. commencement
    2. first
    3. get-go
    4. kickoff
    5. offset
    6. outset
    7. showtime
    8. start
    9. starting time
  • the place where something begins, where it springs into being (noun)

    Examples

    1. the Italian beginning of the Renaissance

    Synonyms

    1. origin
    2. root
    3. rootage
    4. source
  • the act of starting something (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

    Synonyms

    1. commencement
    2. start
  • the event consisting of the start of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the beginning of the war
  • the first part or section of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story

See definition of beginnings in Merriam Webster