examine: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 16 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of examine
verb
- transitive
To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
Example: He examined the crime scene for clues.
- transitive
To check the health or condition of something or someone.
Example: The doctor examined the patient.
- transitive
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
- transitive
To interrogate.
Example: The witness was examined under oath.
Listed forms: examines, examining, examined, examin.
Source: Wiktionary — examine.
noun
- informal
An act of examining.
Listed forms: examines, examin.
Source: Wiktionary — examine.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for examine.
verb
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
verb
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
verb
question or examine thoroughly and closely
verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is examine in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of examine
E(1) + X(8) + A(1) + M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of examine
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from examine
52 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in examine. Showing up to 24, longest first.