Departs
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular of depart: leaves a place and moves away in another direction.
“The last train departs from platform four at half past eleven each night.”
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Contains common letters D, P, R, T, S, PART is a sub-word, ends in the useful -RTS cluster
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Worth 10 points, PART and ARTS are sub-words, the P and T score well on premium squares
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