What does APPROXIMATE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /əˈprɑksəmət/
- Letters
- 11
- Scrabble score
- 24
- Words With Friends score
- 27
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- be close or similar“Her results approximate my own”
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”
adjective
- not quite exact or correct“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
- very close in resemblance“sketched in an approximate likeness”
- located close together“with heads close together”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
approximated26approximates25approximating27
Anagrams of APPROXIMATE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside APPROXIMATE
364 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is APPROXIMATE a valid word in word games?
APPROXIMATE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is APPROXIMATE worth?
APPROXIMATE is worth 24 points with Scrabble letter values and 27 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from APPROXIMATE?
364 other words, including TO, IT, ARE and AT.