department: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of department
noun
A part, portion, or subdivision.
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
Example: Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.
A specified aspect or quality.
Example: The 2012 Boston Marathon was outstanding in the temperature department; runners endured temperatures of no less than 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
A subdivision of an organization. One of the principal divisions of executive government
Listed forms: departments.
Source: Wiktionary — department.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a specialized division of a large organization
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is department in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
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Letter-value score of department
D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of department
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 department
352 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in department. Showing up to 24, longest first.