01 Word definition

development

11 letters · 4 vowels · 7 consonants

Is DEVELOPMENT a word?

Yes. DEVELOPMENT is a 11-letter noun. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DEVELOPMENT?

D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T

DEVELOPMENT contains 11 letters, begins with D, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

    “he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”

2noun

  1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

    “the development of his ideas took many years”
Synonyms
evolution
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score19points
Words With Friends24points
Word length11letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DEVELOPMENT spelled?

D1E2V3E4L5O6P7M8E9N10T11
Starts withDEVFirst 3 letters
Ends withENTLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats E
Vowel balance4 / 7Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About DEVELOPMENT.

How do you spell DEVELOPMENT?

DEVELOPMENT is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T. It contains 11 letters.