01 Word definition

dormant

7 letters · 2 vowels · 5 consonants

Is DORMANT a word?

Yes. DORMANT is a 7-letter adjective. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DORMANT?

D-O-R-M-A-N-T

DORMANT contains 7 letters, begins with D, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

    “dormant buds”

2adjective

  1. (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

    “a dormant volcano”
Synonyms
hibernatingtorpidinactive
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends12points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DORMANT spelled?

D1O2R3M4A5N6T7
Starts withDORFirst 3 letters
Ends withANTLast 3 letters
Unique letters7No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About DORMANT.

How do you spell DORMANT?

DORMANT is spelled D-O-R-M-A-N-T. It contains 7 letters.