devolve
VERB
/dɪ'vɑlv/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
devolve is a valid 7-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1V4O1L1V4E1
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does devolve mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Grow worse.
“The discussion devolved into a shouting match”
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2
Be inherited by.
“The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”
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3
Pass on or delegate to another.
“The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”
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