van: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with V · ends with N
Meaning of van
noun
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
- UK
An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
- dated
A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
Listed forms: vans.
Source: Wiktionary — van.
verb
- transitive
To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
- Internet
Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).
Listed forms: vans, vanning, vanned.
Source: Wiktionary — van.
noun
A shovel used in cleansing ore.
Listed forms: vans.
Source: Wiktionary — van.
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 van.
noun
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
- avant-garde
- vanguard
- new wave
noun
the leading units moving at the head of an army
noun
a camper equipped with living quarters
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is van in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of van
V(4) + A(1) + N(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 van
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from van
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in van. Showing up to 24, longest first.