downtown: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with D · ends with N
Meaning of downtown
adj
- not-comparable, usually
Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.
Example: John walked every day to his downtown job.
Listed forms: dahntahn.
Source: Wiktionary — downtown.
adv
- not-comparable, usually
In or towards the central business district.
Example: You need to go downtown four blocks.
- not-comparable, usually
Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
Example: That shot came from way downtown!
Listed forms: dahntahn.
Source: Wiktionary — downtown.
noun
- Canada, US
The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
- US, slang
The human genitalia.
- slang
Heroin.
Listed forms: downtowns, dahntahn.
Source: Wiktionary — downtown.
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 downtown.
noun
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
- business district
noun
the center of a city
- civic center
- municipal center
- down town
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is downtown in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of downtown
D(2) + O(1) + W(4) + N(1) + T(1) + O(1) + W(4) + N(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of downtown
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 downtown
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in downtown. Showing up to 24, longest first.