Department
/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts10 letters
Definition of Department
noun
- A part, portion, or subdivision.
- A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
"Technical things are not his department; he's a people person."
- A subdivision of an organization.
- A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
- A military subdivision of a country
"the Department of the Potomac"
Anagrams of Department
No exact anagrams found for "department". This word has a unique letter combination.
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
d2
e1
p3
a1
r1
t1
m3
e1
n1
t1
Total: 15 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Department
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Department"
Department is a 10-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Department" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "department" is a high-scoring word.