departure: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of departure
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of departing or something that has departed.
Example: The departure was scheduled for noon.
- countable, uncountable
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
- countable, euphemistic, uncountable
A death.
- countable, uncountable
The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
Listed forms: departures.
Source: Wiktionary — departure.
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 departure.
noun
the act of departing
noun
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
noun
euphemistic expressions for death
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is departure in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of departure
D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) + U(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 12 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 departure
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 departure
191 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in departure. Showing up to 24, longest first.