explain
VERB
/ɪk'spleɪn/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
explain is a valid 7-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8P3L1A1I1N1
1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does explain mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Serve as a reason or cause or justification of.
“Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again”
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2
Make plain and comprehensible.
“He explained the laws of physics to his students”
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3
Define.
“The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean”
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