don: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 4 letter points · starts with D · ends with N
Meaning of don
noun
- UK
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
- Canada
An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
A mafia boss, especially one who is Italian or Italian-American.
A (usually Spanish or Italian) title of respect to a man, especially a lord or nobleman.
Listed forms: dons.
Source: Wiktionary — don.
verb
- transitive
To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
Example: To don one's clothes.
Listed forms: dons, donning, donned.
Source: Wiktionary — don.
verb
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of don't
Base or related entry: don't.
Source: Wiktionary — don.
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 don.
noun
teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
noun
the head of an organized crime family
verb
put clothing on one's body
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is don in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of don
D(2) + O(1) + N(1) = 4 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 don
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from don
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in don. Showing up to 24, longest first.