download: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with D · ends with D
Meaning of download
noun
A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
Example: The download took longer than I expected.
A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.
Example: I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.
Listed forms: downloads, dl.
Source: Wiktionary — download.
verb
- transitive
To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
Example: You can download a trial version of the program for thirty days to determine whether you want to purchase the full version.
- transitive
To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
- Canada, transitive
To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government.
- nonstandard, transitive
Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
Listed forms: downloads, downloading, downloaded, dl.
Source: Wiktionary — download.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is download in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of download
D(2) + O(1) + W(4) + N(1) + L(1) + O(1) + A(1) + D(2) = 13 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 download
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from download
62 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in download. Showing up to 24, longest first.