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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
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
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- 3noun
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
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