zone: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 13 letter points · starts with Z · ends with E
Meaning of zone
noun
Any given region or area of the world.
A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
Example: There is a no-smoking zone that extends 25 feet outside of each entrance.
- broadly
A restricted category or virtual place.
Example: The discussion was veering off into a danger zone.
A band or area of growth encircling anything.
Example: a zone of evergreens on a mountain
Listed forms: zones.
Source: Wiktionary — zone.
verb
- transitive
To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
Example: Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group.
- transitive
To define the property use classification of (an area).
Example: This area was zoned for industrial use.
- intransitive, slang
To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
Example: I must have zoned while he was giving us the directions.
To assign to a restricted category.
Example: We've zoned each other as friends; we'll never be anything more.
Listed forms: zones, zoning, zoned.
Source: Wiktionary — zone.
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 zone.
noun
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
- geographical zone
noun
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
- zona
verb
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
verb
separate or apportion into sections
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is zone in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of zone
Z(10) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 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 zone
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 zone
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in zone. Showing up to 24, longest first.