district: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of district
noun
An administrative division of an area.
Example: Soho is a district of London
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
Example: the Lake District in Cumbria
- UK
An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
Example: South Oxfordshire District Council
A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.
Listed forms: districts.
Source: Wiktionary — district.
verb
- transitive
To divide into administrative or other districts.
Example: A county districted for voting purposes.
Listed forms: districts, districting, districted.
Source: Wiktionary — district.
adj
- obsolete
rigorous; stringent; harsh
Source: Wiktionary — district.
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 district.
noun
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
verb
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is district in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of district
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + I(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 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 district
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 district
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in district. Showing up to 24, longest first.