Scrabble & Words with friends points
- capacity is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
- capacity is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
- capacity is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19
Definition of capacity
- the amount that can be contained (noun)
Examples
- the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Synonyms
- content
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored (noun)
Synonyms
- capacitance
- electrical capacity
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment (noun)
Synonyms
- capability
- the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior (noun)
Synonyms
- mental ability
- a specified function (noun)
Examples
- he was employed in the capacity of director
- he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary
- capability to perform or produce (noun)
Examples
- among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
- limited runway capacity
- a great capacity for growth
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive (noun)
Examples
- the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes
- the maximum production possible (noun)
Examples
- the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
- tolerance for alcohol (noun)
Examples
- he had drunk beyond his capacity
See definition of capacity in Merriam Webster