investigate: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 15 letter points · starts with I · ends with E
Meaning of investigate
verb
- transitive
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
Example: to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
- transitive
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
Example: to investigate an unsolved murder
- intransitive
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
Listed forms: investigates, investigating, investigated.
Source: Wiktionary — investigate.
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 investigate.
verb
investigate scientifically
- look into
verb
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is investigate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of investigate
I(1) + N(1) + V(4) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + I(1) + G(2) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 15 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 investigate
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 investigate
409 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in investigate. Showing up to 24, longest first.