among

Meanings

Prep

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Old English on
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Germanic *ga-
Proto-West Germanic *ga-
Old English ġe-
Old English mang
Old English ġemang
Old English onġemang
Old English amang
Middle English among
English among
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).

Synonyms

amid, amidst, amongst

Scrabble Score: 8

among is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
among is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
among is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

among is a valid Words With Friends word