route
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
Noun 4 meanings
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
“The route was used so much that it formed a rut.”
A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
“We live near the bus route.”
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
“Follow Route 49 out of town.”
One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
Verb 3 meanings
To direct or divert along a particular course.
“All incoming mail was routed through a single office.”
to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
To send (information) through a router.
Etymology
From Middle English route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta [via] (literally “a path made by force”). Compare Modern French route. See routine. Further via Latin ruptus related with bankrupt. Unrelated to road.
ROUTE at a glance
ROUTE has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,122 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with route
All rhymesOne letter away
- ROUGE6
- ROUSE5
- ROUTH8
- ROUTS5
- ROULE5
- ROATE5
- RONTE5
- ROTTE5
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