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Is investigate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word investigate is a Scrabble US word. The word investigate is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is investigate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word investigate is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

I1N1V4E1S1T1I1G2A1T1E1

Is investigate a Words With Friends word?

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

I1N2V5E1S1T1I1G3A1T1E1

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11-letter words (1 found)

INVESTIGATE,

10-letter words (2 found)

ESTIVATING,NEGATIVIST,

9-letter words (10 found)

AGENTIVES,EVITATING,GENITIVES,GESTATIVE,INGESTIVE,INSTIGATE,NAIVETIES,NEGATIVES,TANTIVIES,VIGNETTES,

8-letter words (37 found)

AGENTIVE,ANISETTE,AVIETTES,ENTITIES,ENVISAGE,ESTATING,ESTIVATE,EVITATES,GAIETIES,GENITIVE,GENTIEST,INVITEES,NAIVETES,NATIVIST,NAVETTES,NEGATIVE,SAGENITE,STEEVING,TAENITES,TANGIEST,TASTEVIN,TENTAGES,TETANIES,TETANISE,VANITIES,VEGETANT,VEGETIST,VEINIEST,VENTAGES,VENTIGES,VESTIGIA,VETTINGS,VIGNETTE,VINTAGES,VISITANT,VISTAING,VITIATES,

7-letter words (70 found)

AGENISE,AVENGES,AVIETTE,AVISING,EASTING,EATINGS,ETESIAN,EVITATE,EVITING,GAINEST,GENEVAS,GENISTA,GESTANT,GESTATE,IGNITES,INGATES,INGESTA,INSTATE,INVITEE,INVITES,ISATINE,NAIVEST,NAIVETE,NAIVIST,NATIVES,NAVETTE,NEATEST,NEGATES,NETTIES,SANGEET,SATINET,SEATING,SETTING,SIENITE,SIEVING,SITTINE,SITTING,STATING,STATIVE,STAVING,STIVING,TAENITE,TAGETES,TAGINES,TANGIES,TANTIES,TASTING,TEASING,TENSIVE,TENTAGE,TESTING,TINIEST,TITANIS,TITIANS,TSIGANE,VAINEST,VATTING,VEGIEST,VENITES,VENTAGE,VENTIGE,VESTIGE,VESTING,VETTING,VINIEST,VINTAGE,VISAING,VISEING,VISITEE,VITIATE,

6-letter words (99 found)

AGEIST,AGENES,AGENTS,AGNISE,ATIGIS,AVENGE,EASING,EATING,EAVING,EGESTA,ENATES,ENSATE,ENVIES,ESTATE,ETAGES,ETTINS,EVENTS,EVITES,GAINST,GAITTS,GANEVS,GENETS,GENEVA,GENIES,GENTES,GIANTS,GITTIN,GIVENS,IGNITE,INGATE,INGEST,INVEST,INVITE,ISATIN,NAEVES,NAIVES,NATIVE,NAVIES,NEGATE,NEIVES,NETTIE,NGATIS,NIEVES,SAGENE,SATEEN,SATING,SATIVE,SAVINE,SAVING,SEEING,SEITAN,SEITEN,SENATE,SENEGA,SENITI,SIGNEE,SIGNET,SITING,SITTEN,STATIN,STEANE,STEVEN,STEVIA,STIEVE,STINGE,TAEING,TAGINE,TAINTS,TANGIE,TANGIS,TANIST,TASING,TATIES,TEAING,TEEING,TENESI,TENETS,TENGES,TENIAE,TENIAS,TENTIE,TESTAE,TIEING,TINEAS,TINGES,TINIES,TISANE,TITANS,TITIAN,VEENAS,VEGANS,VEGIES,VENGES,VENITE,VIGIAS,VISAGE,VISING,VISITE,VITTAE,

5-letter words (161 found)

AEGIS,AGENE,AGENT,AGIST,AINEE,ANGST,ANISE,ANTES,ANTIS,ATIGI,AVENS,AVINE,AVISE,EATEN,EAVES,EEVNS,EGEST,EIGNE,ENATE,ENTIA,ETAGE,ETATS,ETENS,ETNAS,ETTIN,EVENS,EVENT,EVETS,EVITE,GAINS,GAITS,GAITT,GANEV,GANTS,GATES,GEANS,GEATS,GEEST,GEIST,GEITS,GENAS,GENES,GENET,GENIE,GENII,GENTS,GESTE,GETAS,GIANT,GITES,GIVEN,GIVES,GNATS,INSET,INTIS,ISNAE,IVIES,NAEVE,NAEVI,NAIVE,NATES,NATIS,NAVES,NEATS,NEIST,NEIVE,NETES,NETTS,NEVES,NGATI,NIEVE,NISEI,NITES,SAINE,SAINT,SATIN,SAVIN,SEGNI,SEINE,SENGI,SENTE,SENTI,SETAE,SEVEN,SIEGE,SIENT,SIEVE,SIGNA,SINGE,STAGE,STAIG,STAIN,STANE,STANG,STATE,STAVE,STEAN,STEEN,STEIN,STENT,STING,STINT,STIVE,TAIGS,TAINS,TAINT,TAITS,TANGI,TANGS,TANTI,TASTE,TATES,TATIE,TEASE,TEATS,TEENS,TEINS,TENES,TENET,TENGE,TENIA,TENSE,TENTS,TESTA,TESTE,TETES,TIANS,TIGES,TINAS,TINEA,TINES,TINGE,TINGS,TINTS,TITAN,TITIS,VANES,VANGS,VANTS,VEENA,VEGAN,VEGAS,VEGES,VEGIE,VEINS,VENAE,VENGE,VENTS,VESTA,VIGAS,VIGIA,VINAS,VINES,VINTS,VISIE,VISIT,VISNE,VISTA,VITAE,VITAS,VITTA,

4-letter words (186 found)

AGEE,AGEN,AGES,AGIN,AINE,AINS,AITS,ANES,ANIS,ANTE,ANTI,ANTS,ATES,AVES,EANS,EASE,EAST,EATS,EAVE,EEVN,EGIS,EINA,EINE,ENES,ENGS,ENTS,ESNE,ETAS,ETAT,ETEN,ETNA,EVEN,EVES,EVET,GAEN,GAES,GAIN,GAIT,GANE,GANS,GANT,GAST,GATE,GATS,GAVE,GEAN,GEAT,GEES,GEIT,GENA,GENE,GENS,GENT,GEST,GETA,GETS,GIEN,GIES,GINS,GIST,GITE,GITS,GIVE,GNAT,INGS,INIA,INTI,ISIT,ISNA,ITAS,NAES,NAGS,NATS,NAVE,NAVS,NEAT,NEGS,NEST,NETE,NETS,NETT,NEVE,NEVI,NGAI,NIES,NISI,NITE,NITS,SAGE,SAIN,SANE,SANG,SANT,SATE,SATI,SAVE,SEAN,SEAT,SEEN,SENA,SENE,SENT,SETA,SETT,SIEN,SIGN,SINE,SING,SITE,SNAG,SNEE,SNIG,SNIT,STAG,STAT,STEN,STET,STIE,TAES,TAGS,TAIG,TAIN,TAIS,TAIT,TANE,TANG,TANS,TASE,TATE,TATS,TAVS,TEAS,TEAT,TEEN,TEES,TEGS,TEIN,TENE,TENS,TENT,TEST,TETE,TETS,TIAN,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TINA,TINE,TING,TINS,TINT,TITE,TITI,TITS,VAES,VAGI,VAGS,VAIN,VANE,VANG,VANS,VANT,VASE,VAST,VATS,VEES,VEGA,VEIN,VENA,VENT,VEST,VETS,VIAE,VIAS,VIES,VIGA,VIGS,VINA,VINE,VINS,VINT,VISA,VISE,VITA,VITE,

3-letter words (96 found)

AGE,AGS,AIN,AIS,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANS,ANT,ATE,ATS,ATT,AVE,EAN,EAS,EAT,EEN,ENE,ENG,ENS,EST,ETA,EVE,GAE,GAN,GAS,GAT,GEE,GEN,GET,GIE,GIN,GIS,GIT,ING,INS,ITA,ITS,NAE,NAG,NAS,NAT,NAV,NEE,NEG,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,SAE,SAG,SAI,SAN,SAT,SAV,SEA,SEE,SEG,SEI,SEN,SET,SEV,SIG,SIN,SIT,TAE,TAG,TAI,TAN,TAS,TAT,TAV,TEA,TEE,TEG,TEN,TES,TET,TIE,TIG,TIN,TIS,TIT,VAE,VAG,VAN,VAS,VAT,VEE,VEG,VET,VIA,VIE,VIG,VIN,VIS,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AG,AI,AN,AS,AT,EA,EE,EN,ES,ET,GI,IN,IS,IT,NA,NE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 685 words from investigate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of investigate

investigate

Etymology

Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation, from Latin investīgātiō (“a searching into”), from investīgātus, the past participle of investigare, equivalent to in- +‎ vestigate. Displaced native Old English undersēċan (literally “to search under or between”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪn.ˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t]

Verb

investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated)

  1. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
  2. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
  3. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

Synonyms

  • underseek

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Further reading

  • “investigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “investigate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “investigate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

investigate

  1. inflection of investigare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

investigate f pl

  1. feminine plural of investigato

Latin

Verb

investīgāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of investīgō

Spanish

Verb

investigate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of investigar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org