delivery: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with D · ends with Y
Meaning of delivery
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of conveying something.
Example: The delivery was completed by four.
- countable, uncountable
The item which has been conveyed.
Example: Your delivery is on the table.
- countable, uncountable
The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Example: The delivery was painful.
- countable, uncountable
A pitching motion.
Example: His delivery has a catch in it.
Listed forms: deliveries.
Source: Wiktionary — delivery.
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 delivery.
noun
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
noun
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- manner of speaking
- speech
noun
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
- livery
- legal transfer
noun
the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is delivery in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of delivery
D(2) + E(1) + L(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of delivery
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 delivery
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