occasion
NOUNVERB
/ə'keɪʒən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
occasion is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1C3C3A1S1I1O1N1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does occasion mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
An event that occurs at a critical time.
“it was needed only on special occasions”
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2
A vaguely specified social event.
“an occasion arranged to honor the president”
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3
An opportunity to do something.
“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”
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4
Reason.
“there was no occasion for complaint”
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5
The time of a particular event.
“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Give occasion to.
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