Definition of village

"village" in the noun sense

1. village, small town, settlement

a community of people smaller than a town

2. village, hamlet

a settlement smaller than a town

3. Greenwich Village, Village

a mainly residential district of Manhattan `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century

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Quotations for village

There is in souls a sympathy with sounds;
How soft the music of those village bells.
Falling at intervals upon the ear,
In cadence sweet, now dying all away. [ Cowper ]

Often a nosegay of wild flowers, which was to us, as village children, a grove of pleasure, has in after years of manhood, and in the town, given us by its old perfume, an indescribable transport back into godlike childhood; and how, like a flower goddess, it has raised us into the first embracing Aurora clouds of our first dim feelings! [ Richter ]

Who is there who has not experienced that often a nosegay of wild flowers, which was to us as village children a grove of pleasure, has in after years of manhood, and in the town, given us. by its old perfume an indescribable transport back into godlike childhood; and how, like a flower-goddess, it has raised us into the first embracing Aurora-clouds of our first dim feelings? [ Richter ]

Neighborhood or Vicinity? Neighborhood means the place which is nigh, that is, nigh to one's habitation; vicinity primarily means the place which does not exceed in distance the extent of a village. Neighborhood refers to the inhabitants, or to inhabited places, and denotes nearness of persons to each other, or to objects; as, a populous neighborhood, vicinity denotes nearness of one object to another, whether person or thing; as, Oakland is in the vicinity of San Francisco.

village in Scrabble®

The word village is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters village:

VILLAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

village

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word village

VILLAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
VILLAGE
(94 = 44 + 50)
VILLAGE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
VILLAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(71 = 21 + 50)
VILLAGE
(67 = 17 + 50)
VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(66 = 16 + 50)
VILLAGE
(65 = 15 + 50)
VILLAGE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VILLAGE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(62 = 12 + 50)

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

VILLAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
VILLAGE
(94 = 44 + 50)
VILLAGE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VILLAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VILLAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
VILLAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
VILLAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
VILLAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
VILLAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
VILLAGE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VILLAGE
(76 = 26 + 50)
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(74 = 24 + 50)
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VILLAGE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VILLAGE
(72 = 22 + 50)
VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(72 = 22 + 50)
VILLAGE
(71 = 21 + 50)
VILLAGE
(67 = 17 + 50)
VILLAGE
(67 = 17 + 50)
VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(66 = 16 + 50)
VILLAGE
(65 = 15 + 50)
VILLAGE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VILLAGE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(63 = 13 + 50)
VILLAGE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ALIVE
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AGILE
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GAVEL
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ALIVE
(18)
LEV
(18)
GAVEL
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village in Words With Friends™

The word village is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters village:

VILLAGE
(122 = 87 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

village

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word village

VILLAGE
(122 = 87 + 35)
VILLAGE
(110 = 75 + 35)
VILLAGE
(110 = 75 + 35)
VILLAGE
(98 = 63 + 35)
VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
VILLAGE
(75 = 40 + 35)
VILLAGE
(73 = 38 + 35)
VILLAGE
(71 = 36 + 35)
VILLAGE
(69 = 34 + 35)
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VILLAGE
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
VILLAGE
(51 = 16 + 35)
VILLAGE
(51 = 16 + 35)
VILLAGE
(50 = 15 + 35)

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

VILLAGE
(122 = 87 + 35)
VILLAGE
(110 = 75 + 35)
VILLAGE
(110 = 75 + 35)
VILLAGE
(98 = 63 + 35)
VILLAGE
(98 = 63 + 35)
VILLAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VILLAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VILLAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VILLAGE
(92 = 57 + 35)
VILLAGE
(92 = 57 + 35)
VILLAGE
(92 = 57 + 35)
VILLAGE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VILLAGE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VILLAGE
(85 = 50 + 35)
VILLAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
VILLAGE
(75 = 40 + 35)
VILLAGE
(73 = 38 + 35)
VILLAGE
(71 = 36 + 35)
VILLAGE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VILLAGE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VILLAGE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VILLAGE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VILLAGE
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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VILLAGE
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VILLAGE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VILLA
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VILLAGE
(62 = 27 + 35)
VILLAGE
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALIVE
(60)
VILLAGE
(58 = 23 + 35)
VILLAGE
(58 = 23 + 35)
VALE
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VEIL
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VEAL
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VELA
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VIAL
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VILLAGE
(57 = 22 + 35)
VILLAGE
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VILE
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VILLAGE
(56 = 21 + 35)
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GAVEL
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GAVEL
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Words within the letters of village

2 letter words in village (4 words)

3 letter words in village (15 words)

5 letter words in village (7 words)

7 letter words in village (1 word)

village + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence village

Words that start with village (4 words)

Words with village in them (1 word)

Words that end with village (1 word)

Word Growth involving village

Shorter words in village

ag age

ag lag

la lag

ill villa

la villa

Longer words containing village

villager villagers

villages