01 Word definition

occasion

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is OCCASION a word?

Yes. OCCASION is a 8-letter noun. an event that occurs at a critical time Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OCCASION?

O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N

OCCASION contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. an event that occurs at a critical time

    at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave

2noun

  1. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people

    the party was quite an affair
Synonyms
junctureaffairsocial occasionfunctionsocial functionsocial gatheringsocial affair
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OCCASION spelled?

O1C2C3A4S5I6O7N8
Starts withOCCFirst 3 letters
Ends withIONLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats C, O
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

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About OCCASION.

How do you spell OCCASION?

OCCASION is spelled O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N. It contains 8 letters.