examine
Examine commonly means to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning, observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect, or question or examine thoroughly and closely.
Length
7
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
EX
Ends
INE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “EXAMINE” Mean?
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
examine has 5 documented senses across verb.
Verb
5 sensesobserve, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
“The customs agent examined the baggage”
“I must see your passport before you can enter the country”
“The customs agents examine the bags for drugs”
Synonyms
question or examine thoroughly and closely
Synonyms
question closely
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Length
7 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
E, X, A, M, I, N, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXAMINE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXAMINE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXAMINE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXAMINE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFA
CV Pattern
VCVCVCV
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
EX, XA, AM, MI, IN, NE
Trigrams
EXA, XAM, AMI, MIN, INE
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