variety: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with V · ends with Y
Meaning of variety
noun
- countable, uncountable
A deviation or difference.
- countable, uncountable
A specific variation of something.
- broadly, countable, uncountable
A specific variation of something. An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- broadly, countable, uncountable
A specific variation of something. An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar. A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
Example: Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum is a variety of Capsicum annuum commonly known as chiltepin or Indian pepper.
Listed forms: varieties, variete, varietie.
Source: Wiktionary — variety.
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 variety.
noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- assortment
- mixture
- mixed bag
- miscellany
- miscellanea
- salmagundi
- smorgasbord
- potpourri
- motley
noun
noticeable heterogeneity
- diverseness
- diversity
- multifariousness
noun
a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
- variety show
noun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is variety in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of variety
V(4) + A(1) + R(1) + I(1) + E(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 13 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 variety
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 variety
89 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in variety. Showing up to 24, longest first.