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Definition of investigate

"investigate" in the verb sense

1. investigate, look into

investigate scientifically

"Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

2. investigate, inquire, enquire

conduct an inquiry or investigation of

"The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"

"inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

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Quotations for investigate

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life, [ Marcus Aurelius ]

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investigate in Scrabble®

The word investigate 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters investigate:

INVESTIGATE

(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (32 words)

avenges, evitate, eviting, gestate, ignites, instate, invitee, invites, naivest, natives, neatest, negates, seating, setting, sieving, sitting, stating, stative, staving, stiving, tasting, teasing, tentage, testing, tiniest, vainest, vatting, vestige, vesting, vetting, vintage, vitiate

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INVESTIGATE

(153)

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(144)

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(102)

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VAINEST

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STATIVE

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investigate in Words With Friends™

The word investigate 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: 18

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

INVESTIGATE

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(120)

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(119 = 84 + 35)

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STIVING

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SIEVING

(119 = 84 + 35)

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INVESTIGATE

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STIVING

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INVESTIGATE

(90)

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VEGANS

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GESTATE

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Words within the letters of investigate

2 letter words in investigate (10 words)

ag ai an as at en in is it ta

3 letter words in investigate (39 words)

age ais ant ate eat ens eta eve gas gee get gin ins its nag net nit sag sat sea see set sin sit tag tan tav tea tee ten tet tie tin van vat vee vet via vie

4 letter words in investigate (78 words)

5 letter words in investigate (66 words)

6 letter words in investigate (44 words)

7 letter words in investigate (32 words)

8 letter words in investigate (18 words)

anisette entities envisage estivate evitates gaieties genitive invitees nativist negative tangiest tentages tetanise vanities veiniest vignette vintages visitant

9 letter words in investigate (4 words)

evitating instigate negatives vignettes

10 letter words in investigate (2 words)

estivating negativist

11 letter words in investigate (1 word)

investigate

investigate + 1 blank (2 words)

investigated investigates

investigate + 2 blanks (2 words)

investigative reinvestigate

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Words containing the sequence investigate

Words that start with investigate (3 words)

investigate investigated investigates

Words with investigate in them (6 words)

investigate noninvestigated preinvestigated preinvestigates reinvestigated reinvestigates

Words that end with investigate (3 words)

investigate preinvestigate reinvestigate

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Word Growth involving investigate

Shorter words in investigate

at ate gate

in invest

vest invest

Longer words containing investigate

investigated noninvestigated

investigated reinvestigated preinvestigated

investigates reinvestigates preinvestigates

reinvestigate preinvestigate preinvestigated

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