explain
Explain commonly means to make plain and comprehensible, serve as a reason or cause or justification of, or define.
Length
7
Scrabble
16
WWF
19
Starts
EX
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “EXPLAIN” Mean?
/ɪkˈspleɪn/
explain has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesmake plain and comprehensible
“He explained the laws of physics to his students”
“Sam and Sue explain the movie”
Synonyms
define
“The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean”
“They explain that there was a traffic accident”
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
“Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
make plain and comprehensible
Length
7 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
E, X, P, L, A, I, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXPLAIN can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXPLAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXPLAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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★★★★☆EXPLAIN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
VCCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
EX, XP, PL, LA, AI, IN
Trigrams
EXP, XPL, PLA, LAI, AIN
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