develop
Develop commonly means to make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation, come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes), or change the use of and make available or usable.
Length
7
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
LOP
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DEVELOP” Mean?
/dɪˈvɛl.əp/
develop has 21 documented senses across verb.
Verb
21 sensesmake something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
“Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather”
“They developed a new technique”
change the use of and make available or usable
“develop land”
“The country developed its natural resources”
“The remote areas of the country were gradually built up”
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be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
“The plot developed slowly”
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
“A flower developed on the branch”
“The country developed into a mighty superpower”
“The embryo develops into a fetus”
“This situation has developed over a long time”
cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
“The perfect climate here develops the grain”
“He developed a new kind of apple”
generate gradually
“We must develop more potential customers”
“develop a market for the new mobile phone”
grow emotionally or mature
“The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten”
“When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior”
“Sam and Sue develop”
Synonyms
make visible by means of chemical solutions
“Please develop this roll of film for me”
superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
“Spassky developed quickly”
move into a strategically more advantageous position
“develop the rook”
elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
“develop the melody and change the key”
happen
“Report the news as it develops”
“These political movements recrudesce from time to time”
Synonyms
expand in the form of a series
“Develop the function in the following form”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
P
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, V, E, L, O, P
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEVELOP has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEVELOP is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVELOP can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVELOP contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
DE, EV, VE, EL, LO, OP
Trigrams
DEV, EVE, VEL, ELO, LOP
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