What does CAPACITY mean?

Pronunciation
/kəˈpæsəti/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
19
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. capability to perform or produce“among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism”
  2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment“the capability of a metal to be fused”
  3. the amount that can be contained“the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”
  4. the maximum production possible“the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity”
  5. a specified function“he was employed in the capacity of director”
  6. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive“the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes”
  7. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
  8. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

capacities16

Anagrams of CAPACITY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CAPACITY

45 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

capita10city9 pact8 pita6pity9 act5 apt5 cap7 cat5 icy8pac7pat5 pay8 pia5pic7 pit5 tap5 tic5tip5 yap8aa2 ai2 at2 ay5it2pa4 pi4 ta2ti2 ya5

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Questions

Is CAPACITY a valid word in word games?

CAPACITY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CAPACITY worth?

CAPACITY is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CAPACITY?

45 other words, including IT, AT, CITY and PAY.