theater: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with T · ends with R
Meaning of theater
noun
- US, countable
A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- US, countable, uncountable
A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
Example: His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
- US, countable, uncountable
A lecture theatre.
- US, countable, uncountable
An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
Example: This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
Listed forms: theaters, theatre.
Source: Wiktionary — theater.
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 theater.
noun
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
noun
the art of writing and producing plays
- dramaturgy
- dramatic art
- dramatics
- theatre
noun
a region in which active military operations are in progress
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is theater in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Not found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of theater
T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 10 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 theater
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from theater
77 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in theater. Showing up to 24, longest first.