island I₁S₁L₁A₁N₁D₂

ISLAND is a six-letter noun for a continuous area of land completely surrounded by water, smaller than a continent. The definition also includes a partly water-bounded landform and, figuratively, something distinct within unlike surroundings. A less familiar technical sense names the raised structure on an aircraft carrier’s deck, so the word reaches beyond geography.

ISLAND at a glance

• ISLAND has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble.
• Five tiles are worth 1 point each; D is worth 2, making the total easy to verify.
• INLAND is its only one-letter neighbour, differing at the second position.
• No anagrams are listed for the letters A, D, I, L, N and S.
• Its rhyme set has 12 entries, including LAND, SAND, STAND and HAND.

What does ISLAND mean?

The central meaning is a piece of land enclosed by water and smaller than a continent. The definition also allows a partly surrounded area, such as a peninsula. In figurative use, an island is an entity set apart from very different surroundings; the word also names an aircraft carrier’s deck superstructure.

For word games, ISLAND is accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. Its Scrabble value is 7: I, S, L, A and N each count 1 point, while D counts 2. The sum is modest, but the familiar word is easy to place when your rack already holds its six letters.

What words are related to ISLAND?

ISLAND has no anagrams in the listed word-game sources, despite using six common-looking letters. Rearranging A, D, I, L, N and S will not produce another entry here, so avoid spending turns testing letter orders as if they were established anagrams.

INLAND is the sole one-letter neighbour: keep the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters, then change S to N. The 12 rhymes share the ending sound in LAND; examples include BAND, BRAND, COMMAND and UNDERSTAND. That rhyme group is broader than the single close spelling neighbour.