capacity: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 17 letter points · starts with C · ends with Y
Meaning of capacity
noun
- countable, uncountable
The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- countable, uncountable
A measure of such ability; volume.
- countable, uncountable
A measure of such ability; volume. The maximum amount that can be held.
Example: It was hauling a capacity load.
- countable, uncountable
Capability; the ability to perform some task.
Listed forms: capacities.
Source: Wiktionary — capacity.
adj
- not-comparable
Filling the allotted space.
Source: Wiktionary — capacity.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for capacity.
noun
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
noun
the amount that can be contained
noun
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- capacitance
- electrical capacity
noun
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
- mental ability
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is capacity in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of capacity
C(3) + A(1) + P(3) + A(1) + C(3) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 17 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of capacity
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from capacity
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in capacity. Showing up to 24, longest first.