Definition of population

"population" in the noun sense

1. population

the people who inhabit a territory or state

"the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"

2. population

a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area

"they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"

3. population, universe

statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

"it is an estimate of the mean of the population"

4. population

the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.

"people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"

"the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"

5. population

the act of populating (causing to live in a place

"he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"

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Quotations for population

With eyes
Of microscopic power, that could discern
The population of a dew-drop. [ James Montgomery ]

The population of the world is a conditional population; not the best, but the best that could live now. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

population in Scrabble®

The word population is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters population:

POPULATION
(135)
POPULATION
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

appoint, nuptial, outplan, platoon, utopian

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word population

POPULATION
(135)
POPULATION
(135)
POPULATION
(90)
POPULATION
(90)
POPULATION
(60)
POPULATION
(60)
POPULATION
(56)
POPULATION
(56)
POPULATION
(56)
POPULATION
(56)
POPULATION
(54)
POPULATION
(51)
POPULATION
(48)
POPULATION
(45)
POPULATION
(44)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(36)
POPULATION
(34)
POPULATION
(32)
POPULATION
(32)
POPULATION
(32)
POPULATION
(32)
POPULATION
(32)
POPULATION
(32)
POPULATION
(30)
POPULATION
(30)
POPULATION
(30)
POPULATION
(28)
POPULATION
(28)
POPULATION
(24)
POPULATION
(22)
POPULATION
(20)
POPULATION
(19)
POPULATION
(19)
POPULATION
(19)
POPULATION
(18)
POPULATION
(17)
POPULATION
(17)
POPULATION
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In population

POPULATION
(135)
POPULATION
(135)
APPOINT
(94 = 44 + 50)
APPOINT
(92 = 42 + 50)
APPOINT
(92 = 42 + 50)
POPULATION
(90)
POPULATION
(90)
UTOPIAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLATOON
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLATOON
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOINT
(84 = 34 + 50)
APPOINT
(84 = 34 + 50)
APPOINT
(83 = 33 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
APPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLATOON
(80 = 30 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
APPOINT
(78 = 28 + 50)
APPOINT
(78 = 28 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(77 = 27 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(77 = 27 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(77 = 27 + 50)
PLATOON
(77 = 27 + 50)
APPOINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(76 = 26 + 50)
APPOINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
APPOINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLATOON
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLATOON
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLATOON
(74 = 24 + 50)
APPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
APPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
APPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
APPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
APPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
APPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
APPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
APPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
APPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
APPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
APPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLATOON
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLATOON
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLATOON
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLATOON
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLATOON
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLATOON
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLATOON
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLATOON
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLATOON
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLATOON
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLATOON
(70 = 20 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
APPOINT
(69 = 19 + 50)
APPOINT
(69 = 19 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
PLATOON
(68 = 18 + 50)
PLATOON
(68 = 18 + 50)
PLATOON
(68 = 18 + 50)
PLATOON
(68 = 18 + 50)
PLATOON
(68 = 18 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(68 = 18 + 50)
PLATOON
(67 = 17 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(67 = 17 + 50)
APPOINT
(66 = 16 + 50)
APPOINT
(65 = 15 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(65 = 15 + 50)
APPOINT
(65 = 15 + 50)
APPOINT
(65 = 15 + 50)
APPOINT
(65 = 15 + 50)
APPOINT
(65 = 15 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 15 + 50)
PLATOON
(64 = 14 + 50)
APPOINT
(64 = 14 + 50)
PLATOON
(64 = 14 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
PLATOON
(63 = 13 + 50)
PLATOON
(63 = 13 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
APPOINT
(63 = 13 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
PLATOON
(63 = 13 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
APPOINT
(63 = 13 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
APPOINT
(63 = 13 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 13 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
UTOPIAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(62 = 12 + 50)
APPOINT
(62 = 12 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(62 = 12 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 11 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 11 + 50)
PLATOON
(61 = 11 + 50)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 11 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 11 + 50)
PLATOON
(61 = 11 + 50)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 11 + 50)

population in Words With Friends™

The word population is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters population:

POPULATION
(225)
POPULATION
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

appoint, nuptial, outplan, platoon, utopian

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word population

POPULATION
(225)
POPULATION
(225)
POPULATION
(138)
POPULATION
(126)
POPULATION
(93)
POPULATION
(92)
POPULATION
(92)
POPULATION
(84)
POPULATION
(80)
POPULATION
(80)
POPULATION
(80)
POPULATION
(76)
POPULATION
(76)
POPULATION
(75)
POPULATION
(69)
POPULATION
(69)
POPULATION
(62)
POPULATION
(58)
POPULATION
(54)
POPULATION
(50)
POPULATION
(50)
POPULATION
(50)
POPULATION
(46)
POPULATION
(42)
POPULATION
(38)
POPULATION
(38)
POPULATION
(38)
POPULATION
(38)
POPULATION
(29)
POPULATION
(29)
POPULATION
(27)
POPULATION
(26)
POPULATION
(26)
POPULATION
(26)
POPULATION
(25)
POPULATION
(25)
POPULATION
(24)
POPULATION
(24)
POPULATION
(24)
POPULATION
(24)
POPULATION
(23)
POPULATION
(23)
POPULATION
(22)
POPULATION
(22)
POPULATION
(21)
POPULATION
(21)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In population

POPULATION
(225)
POPULATION
(225)
POPULATION
(138)
POPULATION
(126)
OUTPLAN
(110 = 75 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(110 = 75 + 35)
APPOINT
(107 = 72 + 35)
APPOINT
(107 = 72 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(104 = 69 + 35)
PLATOON
(101 = 66 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
APPOINT
(101 = 66 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
PLATOON
(95 = 60 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(95 = 60 + 35)
APPOINT
(95 = 60 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(95 = 60 + 35)
POPULATION
(93)
NUPTIAL
(92 = 57 + 35)
POPULATION
(92)
NUPTIAL
(92 = 57 + 35)
POPULATION
(92)
APPOINT
(91 = 56 + 35)
APPOINT
(91 = 56 + 35)
APPOINT
(91 = 56 + 35)
POPLIN
(90)
UTOPIAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
PLATOON
(89 = 54 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
PLATOON
(89 = 54 + 35)
APPOINT
(89 = 54 + 35)
APPOINT
(89 = 54 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(87 = 52 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(87 = 52 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(87 = 52 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(87 = 52 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(87 = 52 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(87 = 52 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(86 = 51 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(86 = 51 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(86 = 51 + 35)
POPULATION
(84)
UTOPIAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
APPOINT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLATOON
(83 = 48 + 35)
APPOINT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLATOON
(83 = 48 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLATOON
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLATOON
(83 = 48 + 35)
APPOINT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLATOON
(83 = 48 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLATOON
(83 = 48 + 35)
APPOINT
(83 = 48 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
POPULATION
(80)
POPULATION
(80)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
POPULATION
(80)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
APPOINT
(79 = 44 + 35)
APPOINT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PULPIT
(78)
PLATOON
(77 = 42 + 35)
PLATOON
(77 = 42 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
PLATOON
(77 = 42 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
POPULATION
(76)
POPULATION
(76)
LAPTOP
(75)
PLATOON
(75 = 40 + 35)
POPULATION
(75)
PULPIT
(72)
PLUTON
(72)
APPOINT
(71 = 36 + 35)
APPOINT
(71 = 36 + 35)
APPOINT
(71 = 36 + 35)
POPULATION
(69)
OUTPLAN
(69 = 34 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(69 = 34 + 35)
POPULATION
(69)
OUTPLAN
(69 = 34 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(69 = 34 + 35)
LAPTOP
(69)
NUPTIAL
(69 = 34 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(69 = 34 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(69 = 34 + 35)
APPOINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
APPOINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
APPOINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLATOON
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLATOON
(67 = 32 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLATOON
(67 = 32 + 35)
APPOINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
POPLIN
(66)
POPLIN
(66)
POPLIN
(66)
PULPIT
(66)
PULPIT
(66)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
APPOINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
APPOINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
APPOINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
LAPTOP
(63)
NUPTIAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINUP
(63)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
LAPTOP
(63)
NUPTIAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
PUPIL
(63)
PUPAL
(63)
PINUP
(63)
PLATOON
(63 = 28 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLATOON
(63 = 28 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLATOON
(63 = 28 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLATOON
(63 = 28 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLATOON
(63 = 28 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
APPOINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLIANT
(63)
POPULATION
(62)
UTOPIAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
PLATOON
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
PLATOON
(61 = 26 + 35)
PLATOON
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
NUPTIAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
OUTPLAN
(61 = 26 + 35)
APPOINT
(61 = 26 + 35)
UTOPIA
(60)
POTION
(60)
PULP
(60)
NUPTIAL
(60 = 25 + 35)
PULP
(60)
PLUTON
(60)
PLATOON
(59 = 24 + 35)
PLATOON
(59 = 24 + 35)
PLATOON
(59 = 24 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
PLATOON
(59 = 24 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
PLATOON
(59 = 24 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
UTOPIAN
(59 = 24 + 35)
PLATOON
(59 = 24 + 35)

Words within the letters of population

2 letter words in population (15 words)

6 letter words in population (10 words)

7 letter words in population (5 words)

8 letter words in population (2 words)

10 letter words in population (1 word)

population + 1 blank (1 word)

population + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence population

Word Growth involving population

Shorter words in population

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on ion

la

pop

Longer words containing population

depopulation depopulations

overpopulation overpopulations

populational

populationist populationists

populationless

populations depopulations

populations overpopulations

populations repopulations

populations subpopulations

repopulation repopulations

subpopulation subpopulations

underpopulation