journey: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 17 letter points · starts with J · ends with Y
Meaning of journey
noun
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
Example: The journey to London takes two hours by train.
- figuratively
Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
Example: the journey to political freedom
The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
Example: We need to map out the user journey and make it more efficient.
The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
Listed forms: journeys.
Source: Wiktionary — journey.
verb
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
Listed forms: journeys, journeying, journeyed.
Source: Wiktionary — journey.
noun
The total time spent melting and working one piece.
Listed forms: journeys.
Source: Wiktionary — journey.
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 journey.
noun
the act of traveling from one place to another
verb
undertake a journey or trip
verb
travel upon or across
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is journey in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of journey
J(8) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + N(1) + E(1) + Y(4) = 17 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 journey
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 journey
43 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in journey. Showing up to 24, longest first.