destruction: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 14 letter points · starts with D · ends with N
Meaning of destruction
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of destroying.
Example: The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
- countable, uncountable
The results of a destructive event.
Example: Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
- collective, countable, uncountable
A group of feral cats.
Listed forms: destructions.
Source: Wiktionary — destruction.
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 destruction.
noun
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
noun
an event that completely destroys something
noun
a final state
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is destruction in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of destruction
D(2) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + U(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 14 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 destruction
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 destruction
1,048 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in destruction. Showing up to 24, longest first.