explain

/ɪk'spleɪn/ verb
7 letters2 syllables16 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1

Serve as a reason or cause or justification of.

“Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again”

2

Make plain and comprehensible.

“He explained the laws of physics to his students”

3

Define.

“The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablesex · plain
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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