documentary: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 19 letter points · starts with D · ends with Y
Meaning of documentary
adj
- not-comparable
Of, related to, or based on documents.
- not-comparable
Which serves to document (record or illustrate) a subject.
- not-comparable
Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
Example: a documentary film
Source: Wiktionary — documentary.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
- uncountable
Such works collectively, as a genre.
Listed forms: documentaries.
Source: Wiktionary — documentary.
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 documentary.
adjective
relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
noun
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
- docudrama
- documentary film
- infotainment
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
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Letter-value score of documentary
D(2) + O(1) + C(3) + U(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of documentary
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from documentary
795 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in documentary. Showing up to 24, longest first.