depth: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with H
Meaning of depth
noun
- countable, uncountable
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
Example: Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
- countable, uncountable
the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
Example: The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
- countable, uncountable
lowness
Example: the depth of a sound
Listed forms: depths.
Source: Wiktionary — depth.
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 depth.
noun
the extent downward or backward or inward
noun
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is depth in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of depth
D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + T(1) + H(4) = 11 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 depth
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 depth
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in depth. Showing up to 24, longest first.