Definition of experiment

"experiment" in the noun sense

1. experiment, experimentation

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

2. experiment, experimentation

the testing of an idea

"it was an experiment in living"

"not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

3. experiment

a venture at something new or different

"as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"

"experiment" in the verb sense

1. experiment

to conduct a test or investigation

"We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

2. experiment, try out

try something new, as in order to gain experience

"Students experiment sexually"

"The composer experimented with a new style"

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Quotations for experiment

Let the experiment be made on some worthless body.

No experiment is dangerous the result of which we have the courage to meet. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult. [ Hippocrates ]

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; (but) a creed is always sensitive. [ Froude ]

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. [ Denzel Washington ]

Do not fear to put novels into the hands of young people as an occasional holiday experiment, but above all, good poetry in all kinds, - epic, tragedy, lyric. If we can touch the imagination, we serve them; they will never forget it. [ Emerson ]

experiment in Scrabble®

The word experiment is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters experiment:

EXPERIMENT
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

emptier, extreme, inepter, preemie, premeet, premixt, preteen, teenier, terpene, terpine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word experiment

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In experiment

EXPERIMENT
(216)
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(198)
EXPERIMENT
(144)
EXPERIMENT
(132)
PREMIXT
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EMPTIER
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PREEMIE
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PREMEET
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PREEMIE
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EMPTIER
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EXPERIMENT
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EXTREME
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PREMIXT
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EXPERIMENT
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TERPINE
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INEPTER
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EMPTIER
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EMPTIER
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EXPERIMENT
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TEENIER
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EXEMPT
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EMPTIER
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TEENIER
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experiment in Words With Friends™

The word experiment is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 24

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters experiment:

EXPERIMENT
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

emptier, extreme, inepter, preemie, premeet, premixt, preteen, teenier, terpene, terpine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word experiment

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In experiment

EXPERIMENT
(306)
EXPERIMENT
(252)
EXPERIMENT
(192)
PREMIXT
(167 = 132 + 35)
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(156)
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(143 = 108 + 35)
EXTREME
(140 = 105 + 35)
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PREMIX
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EXPERIMENT
(112)
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(108)
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EXEMPT
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EMPTIER
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(84)
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(78)
EXTIRP
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EXPIRE
(78)
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TEENIER
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PREMIX
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EXPIRE
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Words containing the sequence experiment

Words with experiment in them (2 words)

Words that end with experiment (2 words)

Word Growth involving experiment

Shorter words in experiment

ex

en men

me men

pe per

me rime

rim rime

Longer words containing experiment

experimental experimentalist experimentalists

experimental experimentally

experimental nonexperimental

experimentation experimentations

experimented

experimenter experimenters

experimenting

experiments

reexperiment