DEVELOPMENT — 11 letter word
development
The word development has 11 letters: D, E, V, E, L, O, P, M, E, N, T. It contains 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining".
11 letter word "development": D E V E L O P M E N T — noun
Scrabble score: 19 Words With Friends score: 24
Letter analysis of development
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 3 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
4 vowels, 7 consonants, 9 unique letters
Definition of development
noun
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining "I congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency."
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful "the development of Alaskan resources" Synonyms: exploitation
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation "recent developments in Iraq"
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose "such land is practical for small park developments"
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible "The development and printing of the pictures took only two hours." Synonyms: developing
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage, especially a more advanced or mature stage "The development of this idea took many years." Synonyms: evolution
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically Synonyms: growing
- a state in which things are improving
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