part: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of part
noun
A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
Example: Gaul is divided into three parts.
A portion; a component. A distinct element of something larger.
Example: The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.
A portion; a component. A group inside a larger group.
A portion; a component. Share, especially of a profit.
Example: I want my part of the bounty.
Listed forms: parts.
Source: Wiktionary — part.
verb
- intransitive
To leave the company of (each other, or someone/something [with with or from]).
- transitive
To divide in two.
Example: to part the curtains
- transitive
To cut hair with a parting.
- intransitive
To be divided in two or separated.
Example: A rope parts. His hair parts in the middle.
Listed forms: parts, parting, parted.
Source: Wiktionary — part.
adj
- not-comparable
Fractional; partial.
Example: Fred was part owner of the car.
Source: Wiktionary — part.
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 part.
noun
something determined in relation to something that includes it
- portion
- component part
- component
- constituent
noun
something less than the whole of a human artifact
noun
a portion of a natural object
noun
the extended spatial location of something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is part in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of part
P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) = 6 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 part
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from part
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in part. Showing up to 24, longest first.