region: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of region
noun
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
Example: the equatorial regions
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Ellipsis of administrative region. A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
Listed forms: regions.
Source: Wiktionary — region.
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 region.
noun
the extended spatial location of something
noun
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
noun
the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in ‘in the region of’)
noun
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is region in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of region
R(1) + E(1) + G(2) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 7 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 region
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from region
49 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in region. Showing up to 24, longest first.