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Is examine a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word examine is a Scrabble US word. The word examine is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is examine a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word examine is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Is examine a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word examine is a Words With Friends word. The word examine is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

EXAMINE,

6-letter words (3 found)

AXEMEN,EXAMEN,MEANIE,

5-letter words (11 found)

AINEE,AMENE,AMINE,ANIME,AXMEN,ENEMA,EXINE,MEANE,MINAE,MIXEN,XENIA,

4-letter words (22 found)

AINE,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,EINA,EINE,EXAM,MAIN,MANE,MANI,MAXI,MEAN,MEIN,MENE,MIEN,MINA,MINE,MINX,NAME,NEEM,NEMA,NIXE,

3-letter words (24 found)

AIM,AIN,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,AXE,EAN,EEN,EME,ENE,MAE,MAN,MAX,MEE,MEN,MIX,MNA,NAE,NAM,NEE,NIE,NIM,NIX,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AI,AM,AN,AX,EA,EE,EM,EN,EX,IN,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,XI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from examine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of examine

examine

Alternative forms

  • examin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
  • Hyphenation: ex‧am‧ine

Verb

examine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined)

  1. to observe or inspect carefully or critically
  2. to check the health or condition of something or someone
  3. to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
  4. to interrogate

Synonyms

  • pore over, undersee

Hyponyms

  • cross examine
  • re-examine

Derived terms

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See also

  • look at

Noun

examine (plural examines)

  1. (informal) An act of examining.

French

Verb

examine

  1. inflection of examiner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Noun

exāmine

  1. ablative singular of exāmen

Portuguese

Verb

examine

  1. inflection of examinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡsaˈmine/ [eɣ̞.saˈmi.ne]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Syllabification: e‧xa‧mi‧ne

Verb

examine

  1. inflection of examinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org