beget

Verb

Verb Forms: begot, begat, begotten, begetting, begets

To bring about or cause to exist.
make children
To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
To get or obtain.
To happen to; befall.

Examples

One good play can BEGET another, leading to a cascade of high scores.
The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.
Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English begeten [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Old English beġietan (“to get”), from Proto-Germanic *bigetaną (“to find, seize”), equivalent to be- + get. Cognate with Old Saxon bigetan (“to find, seize”), Old High German bigezan (“to gain, achieve, win, procure”).

Synonyms

bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother, sire, breed

Scrabble Score: 8

beget: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beget: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beget: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

beget: valid Words With Friends Word