suspect
VERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/sə'spɛkt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
suspect is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1S1P3E1C3T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does suspect mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Imagine to be the case or true or probable.
“I suspect he is a fugitive”
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2
Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in.
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3
Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty.
“The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
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2
Someone who is under suspicion.
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ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Not as expected.
“her motives were suspect”
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