departure

1. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure: ordered curry as a departure from his usual bland diet.

2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.

3. Nautical The distance sailed due east or west by a ship on its course.

4. The act of leaving.

5. The act or an instance of .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
departure	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
ar	2
at	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
er	2
et	2
pa	4
pe	4
re	2
ta	2
te	2
up	4
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ape	5
apt	5
are	3
art	3
ate	3
dap	6
dee	4
dep	6
due	4
dup	6
ear	3
eat	3
eau	3
era	3
ere	3
err	3
eta	3
pad	6
par	5
pat	5
pea	5
ped	6
pee	5
per	5
pet	5
pud	6
pur	5
put	5
rad	4
rap	5
rat	3
red	4
ree	3
rep	5
ret	3
rue	3
rut	3
tad	4
tae	3
tap	5
tar	3
tau	3
tea	3
ted	4
tee	3
tup	5
urd	4
urp	5
uta	3
ute	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aped	7
aper	6
dare	5
dart	5
date	5
daut	5
dear	5
deep	7
deer	5
deet	5
dere	5
drat	5
dree	5
duet	5
dupe	7
dura	5
dure	5
durr	5
pard	7
pare	6
parr	6
part	6
pate	6
pear	6
peat	6
peer	6
pere	6
pert	6
prat	6
prau	6
pree	6
pure	6
purr	6
rape	6
rapt	6
rare	4
rate	4
read	5
reap	6
rear	4
rede	5
reed	5
rete	4
rude	5
rued	5
ruer	4
tape	6
tare	4
tarp	6
tear	4
teed	5
tepa	6
trad	5
trap	6
tree	4
true	4
turr	4
urea	4
peed	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adept	8
apter	7
arete	5
darer	6
dater	6
derat	6
deter	6
drape	8
drear	6
drupe	8
duper	8
durra	6
eared	6
eater	5
erred	6
erupt	7
etape	7
etude	6
padre	8
pared	8
parer	7
pareu	7
pated	8
pater	7
peart	7
perdu	8
perea	7
peter	7
prate	7
preed	8
prude	8
pruta	7
purda	8
puree	7
purer	7
raped	8
raper	7
rared	6
rated	6
rater	5
ruder	6
rupee	7
taped	8
taper	7
tared	6
tarre	5
taupe	7
terra	5
trade	6
tread	6
treed	6
trued	6
truer	5
urare	5
urate	5
urped	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
darter	7
dearer	7
depart	9
depute	9
derate	7
draper	9
epater	8
pardee	9
parred	9
parted	9
parter	8
parure	8
pedate	9
perdue	9
perter	8
petard	9
prated	9
prater	8
pureed	9
purred	9
reader	7
reaped	9
reaper	8
reared	7
redate	7
redear	7
repeat	8
repute	8
reread	7
retape	8
retard	7
retear	6
tarred	7
teared	7
tearer	6
terrae	6
trader	7
updart	9
update	9
uprate	8
uprear	8
uptear	8
ureter	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adepter	10
erupted	10
pearter	9
perdure	10
predate	10
rapture	9
reputed	10
retaped	10
retread	8
tapered	10
taperer	9
treader	8
updater	10
uprated	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aperture	10
depurate	11
raptured	11
upreared	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
departure	12