department
Department can refer to a specialized division of a large organization, the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France), or a specialized sphere of knowledge.
Length
10
Scrabble
15
WWF
18
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEPARTMENT” Mean?
/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
department has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesa specialized division of a large organization
“you'll find it in the hardware department”
“she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury”
Synonyms
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
a specialized sphere of knowledge
“baking is not my department”
“his work established a new department of literature”
Synonyms for DEPARTMENT
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
a specialized division of a large organization
Length
10 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
D, E, P, A, R, T, M, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEPARTMENT has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEPARTMENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEPARTMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEPARTMENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBHF
CV Pattern
CVCVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
DE, EP, PA, AR, RT, TM, ME, EN, NT
Trigrams
DEP, EPA, PAR, ART, RTM, TME, MEN, ENT
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