Is OWN a Scrabble word?
Yes. OWN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Belonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
Adjective 2 meanings
Belonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
Not shared.
“When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.”
Verb 4 meanings
To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
“I own this car.”
To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
“The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.”
To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
“I will own my enemies.”
To virtually or figuratively enslave.
Noun 1 meaning
A crushing insult.
Etymology
From Middle English oun, owen, from Old English āgen (“own, proper, peculiar”), originally the past participle of āgan; from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“own”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (“to have, possess”). Doublet of eigen-.
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OWN at a glance
OWN has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (O 1 + W 4 + N 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #167 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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