route: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of route
noun
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
Example: The route was used so much that it formed a rut.
A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
Example: We live near the bus route.
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
Example: Follow Route 49 out of town.
- figuratively
One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
Listed forms: routes.
Source: Wiktionary — route.
verb
- transitive
To direct or divert along a particular course.
Example: All incoming mail was routed through a single office.
- Internet
to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
- transitive
To send (information) through a router.
Listed forms: routes, routeing, routing, routed.
Source: Wiktionary — route.
verb
- alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Eye dialect spelling of root.
Base or related entry: root.
Source: Wiktionary — route.
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 route.
noun
an established line of travel or access
noun
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is route in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of route
R(1) + O(1) + U(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 5 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 route
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from route
26 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in route. Showing up to 24, longest first.