OPEN — 4 letter word
open
The word open has 4 letters: O, P, E, N. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Open has 3 anagrams: peon, pone, nope. As a adjective, it means "not requiring union membership".
4 letter word "open": O P E N — adjective
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of open
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of open
adjective
- not requiring union membership
- ready for business "the stores are open"
- not having been filled "the job is still open"
- openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness Synonyms: candid, heart-to-heart
- without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"
- affording free passage or view Synonyms: clear
- affording unobstructed entrance and exit Synonyms: unfastened
- affording free passage or access "open drains"
- used of mouth or eyes "keep your eyes open" Synonyms: opened
- having no protecting cover or enclosure "an open boat"
- (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- open and observable Synonyms: overt
- open to or in view of all "an open protest"
- with no protection or shield Synonyms: exposed
- ready or willing to receive favorably Synonyms: receptive
- accessible to all "open season" Synonyms: unrestricted, unexclusive
- not sealed or having been unsealed "the letter was already open" Synonyms: opened
- not brought to a conclusion Synonyms: undecided, undetermined, unresolved
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps "an open texture" Synonyms: loose
- possibly accepting or permitting Synonyms: capable, subject
- not defended or capable of being defended "an open city" Synonyms: assailable, undefendable, undefended
noun
- information that has become public "all the reports were out in the open" Synonyms: surface
- a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- where the air is unconfined Synonyms: outdoors
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water "finally broke out of the forest into the open" Synonyms: clear
verb
- make available "This opens up new possibilities" Synonyms: offer
- become available "an opportunity opened up" Synonyms: open up
- make the opening move "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
- cause to open or to become open "Mary opened the car door" Synonyms: open up
- become open "The door opened" Synonyms: open up
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state "open the map" Synonyms: spread, unfold, spread out
- display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- afford access to "the door opens to the patio" Synonyms: give
- used of meetings, speeches, etc., to begin or set in action "The chairperson opened the meeting with a long speech."
- start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning "open a business" Synonyms: open up
- have an opening or passage or outlet "The bedrooms open into the hall"