original


Meanings

  • an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
  • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies;
    • "this painting is a copy of the original"
  • preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed;
    • "the original inhabitants of the Americas"
    • "the book still has its original binding"
    • "restored the house to its original condition"
    • "the original performance of the opera"
    • "the original cast"
    • "retracted his original statement"
  • (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary;
    • "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
  • being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of;
    • "a truly original approach"
    • "with original music"
    • "an original mind"
  • not derived or copied or translated from something else;
    • "the play is original
    • "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"
    • "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
  • ORIGINAL n pl. -S the first form of something


Scrabble Score: 9

original is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

original is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

original is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

original is a valid Words With Friends word