What does DISTANCE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈdɪstəns/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the property created by the space between two objects or points
  2. a distant region“I could see it in the distance”
  3. size of the gap between two places“the distance from New York to Chicago”
  4. indifference by personal withdrawal“emotional distance”
  5. the interval between two times“the distance from birth to death”
  6. a remote point in time“if that happens it will be at some distance in the future”

verb

  1. keep at a distance“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”
  2. go far ahead of“He outdistanced the other runners”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

distanced13distances12distancing14

Anagrams of DISTANCE

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

Words inside DISTANCE

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

instead8 since7stand6 case6 date5 east4 idea5 nice6 said5 send5 sent4 side5 site4 act5 and4can5 die4 eat3 end4 its3sea3 set3 ten3 an2as2 at2 de3in2 is2it2

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Questions

Is DISTANCE a valid word in word games?

DISTANCE 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 DISTANCE worth?

DISTANCE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DISTANCE?

315 other words, including AND, IN, IS and IT.