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Is development a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word development is a Scrabble US word. The word development is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Is development a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word development is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

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Is development a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word development is a Words With Friends word. The word development is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

DEVELOPMENT,

9-letter words (2 found)

ELOPEMENT,ENVELOPED,

8-letter words (2 found)

DEVELOPE,ENVELOPE,

7-letter words (17 found)

DEMETON,DEPLETE,DEVELOP,DEVOTEE,DOLENTE,DOVELET,ELEMENT,ENMOVED,ENVELOP,EVENTED,LEMONED,LEPTOME,PENTODE,TEENDOM,TELEMEN,TEMPLED,VENOMED,

6-letter words (57 found)

DEEPEN,DELETE,DELOPE,DEMENT,DEMOTE,DENOTE,DENTEL,DEPONE,DEVOTE,DOLENT,DOLMEN,ELEVEN,ELEVON,ELOPED,EMOTED,EMOVED,EMPTED,ENLEVE,ENMOVE,EVENED,LEEPED,LEPTON,LEVEED,LOMENT,MELTED,MELTON,MENTEE,METOPE,MOLTED,MOLTEN,NEEDLE,OMELET,OMENED,OPENED,OVENED,PEELED,PEENED,PEEVED,PELMET,PELTED,PENTEL,POLTED,POTEEN,POTMEN,TEEMED,TEENED,TELOME,TEMENE,TEMPED,TEMPLE,TONEME,TOPMEN,VENDEE,VENTED,VETOED,VOLTED,VOTEEN,

5-letter words (78 found)

DEEVE,DELVE,DEMON,DEMPT,DENET,DEPOT,DEVEL,DEVON,DEVOT,DONEE,DOVEN,EEVEN,ELMEN,ELOPE,ELPEE,ELVEN,EMEND,EMOTE,EMOVE,EPODE,EVENT,LEMED,LEMON,LENTO,LEONE,LEVEE,LODEN,LOMED,LOPED,LOVED,MEDLE,MELEE,MELON,MENED,MENTO,METED,METOL,MEVED,MODEL,MOLED,MONDE,MONTE,MOPED,MOTED,MOTEL,MOTEN,MOVED,NEELD,NEELE,NEMPT,NETOP,NEVEL,NOTED,NOVEL,OLDEN,OLENT,OPTED,PEEVE,PELON,PENED,PLEON,POLED,POTED,TEEND,TEENE,TEMED,TEMPO,TEPEE,TOLED,TONED,TOPED,TOPEE,VELDT,VENOM,VOLED,VOLET,VOLTE,VOTED,

4-letter words (127 found)

DEEM,DEEN,DEEP,DEET,DEEV,DELE,DELO,DELT,DEME,DEMO,DENE,DENT,DEVO,DOEN,DOLE,DOLT,DOME,DONE,DOPE,DOTE,DOVE,EEVN,EMPT,ENOL,EPEE,ETEN,EVEN,EVET,EVOE,LEDE,LEED,LEEP,LEET,LEME,LEND,LENO,LENT,LEPT,LEVE,LEVO,LODE,LOME,LONE,LOPE,LOTE,LOVE,MEED,MEET,MELD,MELT,MEND,MENE,MENO,MENT,METE,MEVE,MODE,MOLD,MOLE,MOLT,MOPE,MOTE,MOVE,NEED,NEEM,NEEP,NETE,NEVE,NODE,NOEL,NOLE,NOME,NOPE,NOTE,OLDE,OLPE,OMEN,OPED,OPEN,OVEL,OVEN,PEED,PEEL,PEEN,PELE,PELT,PEND,PENE,PENT,PEON,PLED,PLOD,PLOT,POEM,POET,POLE,POLT,POME,POND,PONE,PONT,POTE,TEED,TEEL,TEEM,TEEN,TELD,TELE,TEME,TEMP,TEND,TENE,TOED,TOLD,TOLE,TOME,TONE,TOPE,VEEP,VELD,VELE,VEND,VENT,VETO,VOLE,VOLT,VOTE,

3-letter words (79 found)

DEE,DEL,DEN,DEP,DEV,DOE,DOL,DOM,DON,DOP,DOT,EEL,EEN,ELD,ELM,ELT,EME,EMO,END,ENE,EON,EVE,EVO,LED,LEE,LEP,LET,LEV,LOD,LOP,LOT,MED,MEE,MEL,MEN,MET,MOD,MOE,MOL,MON,MOP,MOT,NED,NEE,NEP,NET,NOD,NOM,NOT,ODE,OLD,OLE,OLM,ONE,OPE,OPT,PED,PEE,PEL,PEN,PET,POD,POL,POM,POT,TED,TEE,TEL,TEN,TOD,TOE,TOM,TON,TOP,VEE,VET,VOE,VOL,VOM,

2-letter words (22 found)

DE,DO,ED,EE,EL,EM,EN,ET,LO,ME,MO,NE,NO,OD,OE,OM,ON,OP,PE,PO,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 386 words from development according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of development

development

Alternative forms

  • developement (obsolete)

Etymology

From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop +‎ -ment. First attested in 1756.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

Noun

development (countable and uncountable, plural developments)

  1. (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
  2. (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
  3. (countable) Something which has developed.
  4. (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
  5. (real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
  6. (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
  7. (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
  8. (music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
  10. (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
  11. (mathematics) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
  12. (photography) The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.

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Further reading

  • "development" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 103.

Source: wiktionary.org