investigation

investigation is a 13-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.
2. noun. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

   Synonyms: investigating

3. noun. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

   "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"

   Synonyms: probe

Synonyms

investigating, probe

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in investigation:

tenovaginitis

Common word forms

investigations, investigational

Words from these letters

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