facility: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 16 letter points · starts with F · ends with Y
Meaning of facility
noun
- countable, uncountable
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
Example: Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
- countable, uncountable
A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
- countable, uncountable
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.
- countable, uncountable
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
Example: The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.
Listed forms: facilities.
Source: Wiktionary — facility.
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 facility.
noun
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
noun
skillful performance or ability without difficulty
noun
a natural effortlessness
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is facility 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 facility
F(4) + A(1) + C(3) + I(1) + L(1) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 16 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 facility
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 facility
69 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in facility. Showing up to 24, longest first.