01 Word definition

major

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is MAJOR a word?

Yes. MAJOR is a 5-letter noun. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell MAJOR?

M-A-J-O-R

MAJOR contains 5 letters, begins with M, and ends with R.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

2noun

  1. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

    she is a linguistics major
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends17points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is MAJOR spelled?

M1A2J3O4R5
Starts withMAJFirst 3 letters
Ends withJORLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About MAJOR.

How do you spell MAJOR?

MAJOR is spelled M-A-J-O-R. It contains 5 letters.