town: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of town
noun
- countable, uncountable
A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
Example: This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.
- countable, uncountable
Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
Example: I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.
- countable, uncountable
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
- colloquial, countable, uncountable
Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
Example: Call me when you get to town.
Listed forms: towns, tahn, tawn, toon, toune, towne.
Source: Wiktionary — town.
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 town.
noun
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
noun
an administrative division of a county
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is town in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of town
T(1) + O(1) + W(4) + 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 town
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from town
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in town. Showing up to 24, longest first.