Definitions For Initiative

noun

  • The first of a series of actions
  • Readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  • The power or opportunity to do something before others do
  • The energy and desire that is needed to do something
  • A plan or program that is intended to solve a problem

adjective

  • Serving to set in motion

Is Initiative a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Initiative is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Initiative in a Sentence

  • If you want to meet her, you're going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself.
  • The company has the opportunity to seize the initiative by getting its new products to the market before its competitors.
  • The governor has proposed a new initiative to improve conditions in urban schools.

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