Departure
/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/
noun
- The act of departing or something that has departed.
"The departure was scheduled for noon."
- A deviation from a plan or procedure.
"There are several significant departures, however, from current practice."
- A death.
- The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
- The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
"The area is computed by latitudes and departures."
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "departure":
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "departure" and rearranging:
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Departure"
Departure is a 9-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "departure" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Departure" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "departure" is a medium-scoring word.