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Unscramble DEFINITION — 147 words
The letters DEFINITION rearrange into 1 full anagram and 147 words in total.
- Total words
- 147
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 10 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 5 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 5 vowels (E, I, I, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (D, F, N, T, N).
definition in a sentence
“Definition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of DEFINITION
One word uses all 10 letters:
- definition
10-letter words
1 word found- definition14
8-letter words
3 words found- infinite11
- notified12
- tonified12
7-letter words
2 words found- edition8
- intoned8
6-letter words
15 words found- dentin7
- finite9
- finito9
- finned10
- foetid10
- foined10
- indent7
- indite7
- intend7
- intine6
- intone6
- iodine7
- tendon7
- tineid7
- tinned7
5-letter words
25 words found- fetid9
- fiend9
- fined9
- feint8
- often8
- donne6
- ident6
- idiot6
- indie6
- inned6
- iodin6
- nitid6
- noted6
- teiid6
- teind6
+ 10 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
43 words found- defi8
- deft8
- fend8
- feod8
- fido8
- find8
- fond8
- fine7
- fino7
- foin7
- font7
- info7
- neif7
- deni5
- dent5
+ 28 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
37 words found- def7
- dif7
- fed7
- fid7
- eft6
- fen6
- fet6
- fie6
- fin6
- fit6
- foe6
- fon6
- oft6
- den4
- die4
+ 22 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
21 words found- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- of5
- de3
- do3
- ed3
- id3
- od3
- en2
- et2
- in2
- it2
- ne2
- no2
+ 6 more 2-letter words
Words hidden inside DEFINITION
Without moving a single letter, reading definition straight through uncovers 5 shorter words — defi, def, fin, ion, nit. The longest unbroken run is defi.
- defi8
- def7
- fin6
- ion3
- nit3
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Shorter words inside DEFINITION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to DEFINITION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and definition opens up 1 11-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
- definition14
- notified12
- tonified12
- infinite11
- finned10
- foetid10
- foined10
- finite9
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
10
Distinct
7
Vowels
50%
E, I, I, I, O
Consonants
50%
D, F, N, T, N
Solving DEFINITION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters definition?
Rearranging the 10 letters in definition produces 147 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 10-letter answer definition here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does definition have any anagrams?
Using all 10 letters, definition rearranges into exactly one word: definition.
What is the longest word you can make from definition?
The longest solution is definition at 10 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from definition?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: definition yields def, den, die, dif, din, dit, doe, don, dot and eft. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "definition" used in a sentence?
Definition is itself a valid word. For example: "Definition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from definition scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, definition is the top scorer from definition at 14 points, followed by notified (12), tonified (12) and infinite (11). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside definition?
Read left to right without moving any letters and definition already contains 5 shorter words: defi, def, fin, ion and nit. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is defi. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.