Definition of speculate

"speculate" in the verb sense

1. speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

2. speculate

talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

"We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

3. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

reflect deeply on a subject

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"

"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

4. speculate, job

invest at a risk

"I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

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Quotations for speculate

People speculate on everything, even on famine. [ Armand Charlemagne ]

speculate in Scrabble®

The word speculate 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters speculate:

SPECULATE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

alecups, auletes, caplets, capsule, cuspate, eluates, epaulet, euclase, pulsate, specula, sulcate, teacups, upscale

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word speculate

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

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speculate in Words With Friends™

The word speculate 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: 17

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

SPECULATE
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

alecups, auletes, caplets, capsule, cuspate, eluates, epaulet, euclase, pulsate, specula, sulcate, teacups, upscale

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word speculate

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

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Words within the letters of speculate

2 letter words in speculate (9 words)

8 letter words in speculate (2 words)

9 letter words in speculate (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence speculate

Words that start with speculate (3 words)

Words with speculate in them (3 words)

Words that end with speculate (2 words)

Word Growth involving speculate

Shorter words in speculate

at ate late peculate

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pe peculate

la specula

pe specula

Longer words containing speculate

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