investigative
Investigative is also used as adjective, with meanings including designed to find information or ascertain facts.
Length
13
Scrabble
20
WWF
24
Starts
IN
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INVESTIGATIVE” Mean?
/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/
investigative has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensedesigned to find information or ascertain facts
“a fact-finding committee”
“investigative reporting”
Synonyms
Synonyms for INVESTIGATIVE
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
13
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
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Definition
designed to find information or ascertain facts
Length
13 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Letters
I, N, V, E, S, T, I, G, A, T, I, V, 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
★★★★★INVESTIGATIVE has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INVESTIGATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INVESTIGATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INVESTIGATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
5
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFAGHFACD
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
46%
Consonant Share
54%
Bigrams
IN, NV, VE, ES, ST, TI, IG, GA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
INV, NVE, VES, EST, STI, TIG, IGA, GAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
Crossword Intelligence
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