Definition of ownership

"ownership" in the noun sense

1. ownership

the relation of an owner to the thing possessed possession with the right to transfer possession to others

2. possession, ownership

the act of having and controlling property

3. ownership

the state or fact of being an owner

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Quotations for ownership

Own or Confess? The verb to own means to possess, but it has borrowed the additional and objectionable meaning of to confess, to acknowledge; as, He owned his crime. A man owns a house, but confesses a larceny, or a murder, neither of which offenses is hardly susceptible of ownership. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

ownership in Scrabble®

The word ownership is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters ownership:

OWNERSHIP
(162)
OWNERSHIP
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

heroins, inshore, iphones, phonier, phonies, preshow, reshown, rosehip, showier, snowier, whiners, whisper, worship

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ownership

OWNERSHIP
(162)
OWNERSHIP
(162)
OWNERSHIP
(108)
OWNERSHIP
(108)
OWNERSHIP
(72)
OWNERSHIP
(68)
OWNERSHIP
(68)
OWNERSHIP
(68)
OWNERSHIP
(63)
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(63)
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(63)
OWNERSHIP
(54)
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(54)
OWNERSHIP
(50)
OWNERSHIP
(48)
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(48)
OWNERSHIP
(44)
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(44)
OWNERSHIP
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
OWNERSHIP
(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
OWNERSHIP
(38)
OWNERSHIP
(38)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
OWNERSHIP
(34)
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(34)
OWNERSHIP
(34)
OWNERSHIP
(27)
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(27)
OWNERSHIP
(27)
OWNERSHIP
(25)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(22)
OWNERSHIP
(21)
OWNERSHIP
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In ownership

OWNERSHIP
(162)
OWNERSHIP
(162)
WORSHIP
(110 = 60 + 50)
PRESHOW
(110 = 60 + 50)
WHISPER
(110 = 60 + 50)
OWNERSHIP
(108)
OWNERSHIP
(108)
WHISPER
(107 = 57 + 50)
WHISPER
(107 = 57 + 50)
PRESHOW
(107 = 57 + 50)
WORSHIP
(107 = 57 + 50)
WORSHIP
(107 = 57 + 50)
PRESHOW
(107 = 57 + 50)
WHISPER
(104 = 54 + 50)
WORSHIP
(104 = 54 + 50)
PRESHOW
(104 = 54 + 50)
SHOWIER
(102 = 52 + 50)
RESHOWN
(102 = 52 + 50)
WHINERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
WHINERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHOWIER
(101 = 51 + 50)
RESHOWN
(101 = 51 + 50)
RESHOWN
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHOWIER
(101 = 51 + 50)
WHINERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
RESHOWN
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHOWIER
(101 = 51 + 50)
WORSHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
PHONIES
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRESHOW
(98 = 48 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
IPHONES
(98 = 48 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
WHISPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRESHOW
(98 = 48 + 50)
PHONIES
(98 = 48 + 50)
WORSHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
PHONIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRESHOW
(98 = 48 + 50)
WORSHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
IPHONES
(98 = 48 + 50)
PHONIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
WORSHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
WHISPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
WHISPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
WORSHIP
(98 = 48 + 50)
WHISPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
WHISPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRESHOW
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRESHOW
(98 = 48 + 50)
WORSHIP
(96 = 46 + 50)
PRESHOW
(96 = 46 + 50)
PRESHOW
(96 = 46 + 50)
WHISPER
(96 = 46 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(95 = 45 + 50)
WHISPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
IPHONES
(95 = 45 + 50)
PRESHOW
(95 = 45 + 50)
WORSHIP
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHONIES
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHONIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
WORSHIP
(94 = 44 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEROINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHISPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOWN
(92 = 42 + 50)
SNOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSHORE
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SNOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOWN
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSHORE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOWN
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOWN
(92 = 42 + 50)
WHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOWN
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOWN
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOWIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
IPHONES
(90 = 40 + 50)
PHONIES
(90 = 40 + 50)
SNOWIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
WORSHIP
(90 = 40 + 50)
INSHORE
(90 = 40 + 50)
PHONIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
HEROINS
(90 = 40 + 50)
WHISPER
(90 = 40 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(90 = 40 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
IPHONES
(89 = 39 + 50)
IPHONES
(89 = 39 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
IPHONES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIES
(89 = 39 + 50)
WHINERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
IPHONES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIES
(89 = 39 + 50)
RESHOWN
(89 = 39 + 50)
IPHONES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
IPHONES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIES
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
SHOWIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHONIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(88 = 38 + 50)
WORSHIP
(88 = 38 + 50)
PRESHOW
(88 = 38 + 50)
PRESHOW
(88 = 38 + 50)
WHISPER
(88 = 38 + 50)
WHISPER
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PRESHOW
(88 = 38 + 50)
WORSHIP
(88 = 38 + 50)
PRESHOW
(88 = 38 + 50)
WORSHIP
(88 = 38 + 50)
WHISPER
(88 = 38 + 50)
WHISPER
(88 = 38 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(86 = 36 + 50)
WHISPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESHOW
(86 = 36 + 50)
PHONIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
WHINERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
WORSHIP
(86 = 36 + 50)
IPHONES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PHONIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
IPHONES
(86 = 36 + 50)
WORSHIP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESHOW
(86 = 36 + 50)
WORSHIP
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRESHOW
(84 = 34 + 50)
WHINERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
WORSHIP
(84 = 34 + 50)
WHISPER
(84 = 34 + 50)
WHISPER
(84 = 34 + 50)
WHINERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
WHINERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
IPHONES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WORSHIP
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRESHOW
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRESHOW
(84 = 34 + 50)
RESHOWN
(84 = 34 + 50)
SHOWIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
SNOWIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SNOWIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INSHORE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SNOWIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INSHORE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SNOWIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
SNOWIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INSHORE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INSHORE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INSHORE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEROINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INSHORE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SNOWIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PHONIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
WHISPER
(82 = 32 + 50)
WHISPER
(82 = 32 + 50)
WHISPER
(82 = 32 + 50)
IPHONES
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRESHOW
(82 = 32 + 50)
PHONIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
WHISPER
(82 = 32 + 50)
WORSHIP
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRESHOW
(82 = 32 + 50)
WORSHIP
(82 = 32 + 50)
PHONIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRESHOW
(82 = 32 + 50)
ROSEHIP
(82 = 32 + 50)
WORSHIP
(82 = 32 + 50)
PHONIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
WORSHIP
(81 = 31 + 50)
SNOWIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
WHISPER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PHONIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PHONIES
(80 = 30 + 50)

ownership in Words With Friends™

The word ownership is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters ownership:

OWNERSHIP
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

heroins, inshore, iphones, phonier, phonies, preshow, reshown, rosehip, showier, snowier, whiners, whisper, worship

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ownership

OWNERSHIP
(198)
OWNERSHIP
(120)
OWNERSHIP
(120)
OWNERSHIP
(96)
OWNERSHIP
(88)
OWNERSHIP
(88)
OWNERSHIP
(84)
OWNERSHIP
(78)
OWNERSHIP
(76)
OWNERSHIP
(76)
OWNERSHIP
(72)
OWNERSHIP
(72)
OWNERSHIP
(72)
OWNERSHIP
(72)
OWNERSHIP
(66)
OWNERSHIP
(56)
OWNERSHIP
(56)
OWNERSHIP
(52)
OWNERSHIP
(48)
OWNERSHIP
(44)
OWNERSHIP
(44)
OWNERSHIP
(42)
OWNERSHIP
(40)
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(40)
OWNERSHIP
(40)
OWNERSHIP
(40)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
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(36)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
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(36)
OWNERSHIP
(36)
OWNERSHIP
(28)
OWNERSHIP
(28)
OWNERSHIP
(27)
OWNERSHIP
(27)
OWNERSHIP
(25)
OWNERSHIP
(24)
OWNERSHIP
(24)
OWNERSHIP
(24)
OWNERSHIP
(24)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(23)
OWNERSHIP
(22)
OWNERSHIP
(22)
OWNERSHIP
(21)
OWNERSHIP
(20)
OWNERSHIP
(20)
OWNERSHIP
(20)
OWNERSHIP
(19)
OWNERSHIP
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In ownership

OWNERSHIP
(198)
WORSHIP
(122 = 87 + 35)
PRESHOW
(122 = 87 + 35)
OWNERSHIP
(120)
OWNERSHIP
(120)
RESHOWN
(116 = 81 + 35)
SHOWIER
(113 = 78 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRESHOW
(110 = 75 + 35)
WHISPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
WHISPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
WORSHIP
(110 = 75 + 35)
WORSHIP
(104 = 69 + 35)
PHONIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
WHINERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRESHOW
(104 = 69 + 35)
WHINERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PHONIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
IPHONES
(104 = 69 + 35)
PHONIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRESHOW
(104 = 69 + 35)
WHISPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
WORSHIP
(104 = 69 + 35)
SNOWIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PHONIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
WHISPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SHOWIER
(101 = 66 + 35)
IPHONES
(98 = 63 + 35)
IPHONES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SNOWIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
WHINERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
WHISPER
(98 = 63 + 35)
RESHOWN
(98 = 63 + 35)
RESHOWN
(98 = 63 + 35)
PHONIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PHONIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
OWNERSHIP
(96)
WORSHIP
(95 = 60 + 35)
WORSHIP
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRESHOW
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRESHOW
(95 = 60 + 35)
WORSHIP
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRESHOW
(95 = 60 + 35)
WHISPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHOWIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(95 = 60 + 35)
INSHORE
(95 = 60 + 35)
WHISPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
WHISPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHOWIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
WORSHIP
(92 = 57 + 35)
WHINERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNOWIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNOWIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PHONIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PHONIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRESHOW
(92 = 57 + 35)
WHISPER
(92 = 57 + 35)
IPHONES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PHONIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
RESHOWN
(92 = 57 + 35)
RESHOWN
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRESHOW
(92 = 57 + 35)
RESHOWN
(92 = 57 + 35)
WHINERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
WORSHIP
(92 = 57 + 35)
PHONIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
INSHORE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHOWIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
HEROINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
OWNERSHIP
(88)
OWNERSHIP
(88)
RESHOWN
(87 = 52 + 35)
PHONIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PHONIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
RESHOWN
(87 = 52 + 35)
WHINERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
RESHOWN
(87 = 52 + 35)
IPHONES
(87 = 52 + 35)
WHINERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PHONIES
(87 = 52 + 35)
PHONIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PHONIES
(87 = 52 + 35)
IPHONES
(87 = 52 + 35)
PHONIES
(87 = 52 + 35)
IPHONES
(87 = 52 + 35)
WHINERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
WHISPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RESHOWN
(86 = 51 + 35)
WHISPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PHONIES
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRESHOW
(86 = 51 + 35)
PHONIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RESHOWN
(86 = 51 + 35)
WORSHIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
IPHONES
(86 = 51 + 35)
PHONIES
(86 = 51 + 35)
PHONIES
(86 = 51 + 35)
WORSHIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
WHINERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
WORSHIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
WHISPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
WHINERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
WHINERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRESHOW
(86 = 51 + 35)
PHONIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PHONIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRESHOW
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRESHOW
(86 = 51 + 35)
WHISPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
WORSHIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
WIPERS
(84)
OWNERSHIP
(84)
POWERS
(84)
SHOWIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHOWIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
INSHORE
(83 = 48 + 35)
INSHORE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHOWIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
HEROINS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HEROINS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHOWIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHOWIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRESHOW
(81 = 46 + 35)
WHISPER
(81 = 46 + 35)
WHISPER
(81 = 46 + 35)
WORSHIP
(81 = 46 + 35)
WORSHIP
(81 = 46 + 35)
PRESHOW
(81 = 46 + 35)
RESHOWN
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNOWIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
IPHONES
(80 = 45 + 35)
IPHONES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNOWIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RESHOWN
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNOWIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PHONIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
IPHONES
(80 = 45 + 35)
IPHONES
(80 = 45 + 35)
PHONIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PHONIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
IPHONES
(80 = 45 + 35)
PHONIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
WHINERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
WHINERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNOWIER
(79 = 44 + 35)
SNOWIER
(79 = 44 + 35)
SNOWIER
(79 = 44 + 35)
OWNERSHIP
(78)
ROSEHIP
(77 = 42 + 35)
RESHOWN
(77 = 42 + 35)
WHISPER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHOWIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
IPHONES
(77 = 42 + 35)
PHONIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INSHORE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INSHORE
(77 = 42 + 35)
WHINERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
INSHORE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHOWIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(77 = 42 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHOWIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
WORSHIP
(77 = 42 + 35)
PRESHOW
(77 = 42 + 35)
HEROINS
(77 = 42 + 35)
ROSEHIP
(77 = 42 + 35)
PHONIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
HEROINS
(77 = 42 + 35)
HEROINS
(77 = 42 + 35)
OWNERSHIP
(76)
OWNERSHIP
(76)
INSHORE
(75 = 40 + 35)
HEROINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
RESHOW
(75)
ROSEHIP
(75 = 40 + 35)
RESHIP
(75)
INSHORE
(75 = 40 + 35)
INSHORE
(75 = 40 + 35)
HEROINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
HEROINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SNOWIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
SNOWIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
SNOWIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
WHISPER
(73 = 38 + 35)
WHISPER
(73 = 38 + 35)
PRESHOW
(73 = 38 + 35)
IPHONES
(73 = 38 + 35)
WORSHIP
(73 = 38 + 35)
PHONIES
(73 = 38 + 35)
PHONIER
(73 = 38 + 35)
PRESHOW
(73 = 38 + 35)
WORSHIP
(73 = 38 + 35)

Words within the letters of ownership

2 letter words in ownership (17 words)

8 letter words in ownership (2 words)

9 letter words in ownership (Anagrams) (2 words)

ownership + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence ownership

Words that start with ownership (2 words)

Words with ownership in them (1 word)

Words that end with ownership (3 words)

Word Growth involving ownership

Shorter words in ownership

ow own owner owners

hi hip ship

Longer words containing ownership

landownership

nonownership

ownerships