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Is research a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word research is a Scrabble US word. The word research is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is research a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word research is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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8-letter words (3 found)

REACHERS,RESEARCH,SEARCHER,

7-letter words (9 found)

ARCHERS,CAREERS,CRASHER,CREASER,HEARERS,REACHER,REACHES,REHEARS,SHEARER,

6-letter words (28 found)

ARCHER,ARCHES,CAREER,CARERS,CHARES,CHARRS,CHASER,CHEERS,CRARES,CREASE,CREESH,ERASER,ESCHAR,HAERES,HEARER,HEARES,HEARSE,RACERS,RACHES,RASHER,REHEAR,SCARER,SCARRE,SEARCE,SEARCH,SEARER,SERRAE,SHARER,

5-letter words (52 found)

ACERS,ACHES,ACRES,ARERE,CAESE,CARER,CARES,CARRS,CARSE,CEASE,CERES,CHARE,CHARR,CHARS,CHASE,CHEER,CHERE,CRARE,CRASH,CREES,EASER,ECHES,ERASE,ESCAR,HARES,HEARE,HEARS,HERES,HERSE,RACER,RACES,RACHE,RAREE,RARES,RASER,REACH,REARS,REECH,RHEAS,SAREE,SCARE,SCRAE,SCREE,SEARE,SERAC,SERER,SERRA,SERRE,SHARE,SHEAR,SHEER,SHERE,

4-letter words (54 found)

ACER,ACES,ACHE,ACRE,AESC,ARCH,ARCS,ARES,ARSE,CARE,CARR,CARS,CASE,CASH,CEAS,CEES,CERE,CHAR,CHAS,CHER,CREE,EACH,EARS,EASE,ECHE,EECH,ERAS,ERES,ERRS,HAES,HARE,HEAR,HERE,HERS,RACE,RACH,RAHS,RARE,RASE,RASH,REAR,RECS,REES,REHS,RESH,RHEA,SCAR,SEAR,SECH,SEER,SERA,SERE,SERR,SHEA,

3-letter words (38 found)

ACE,ACH,AHS,ARC,ARE,ARS,ASH,CAR,CEE,CHA,CHE,EAR,EAS,ECH,EHS,ERA,ERE,ERR,ERS,HAE,HAS,HER,HES,RAH,RAS,REC,REE,REH,RES,SAC,SAE,SAR,SEA,SEC,SEE,SER,SHA,SHE,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AH,AR,AS,CH,EA,EE,EH,ER,ES,HA,HE,RE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 199 words from research according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of research

research

Etymology

Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- +‎ search.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (traditional) /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/, (newer) /ˈɹiː.sɜːt͡ʃ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/, /ɹiˈsɝt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ

Noun

research (countable and uncountable, plural researches)

  1. (uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).
    The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
  2. (countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.

Synonyms

  • investigation
  • exploration
  • examination
  • study
  • inquiry
  • scrutiny

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

  • research octane number
  • research paper
  • recherche

Translations

Verb

research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle researching, simple past and past participle researched)

  1. (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  2. (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
  3. (transitive) To search again.

Translations

References

  • “research”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
  • “research”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "research" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

  • reachers, searcher

Dutch

Etymology

From English research, from early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”). Forms a doublet with Dutch recherche, which is a direct borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

Noun

research f (uncountable, diminutive researchje n)

  1. research

Usage notes

The plural is very rare or non-existent.

Synonyms

  • onderzoek, speurwerk, vorsing, navorsing

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English research. First attested in the 1960s.

Noun

research c (uncountable)

  1. searching in archives for background information related to someone or something specific (often for newspapers, radio, or TV).

Declension

Related terms

  • researcha (“perform archival research”)
  • researcher (“archival researcher”)

See also

  • efterforska (“investigate; research”)
  • forska (“research”)

References

  • research in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org