What does DETERMINE mean?

Pronunciation
/dəˈtɜrmən/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study“find the product of two numbers”
  2. shape or influence; give direction to“experience often determines ability”
  3. fix conclusively or authoritatively“set the rules”
  4. decide upon or fix definitely“fix the variables”
  5. reach, make, or come to a decision about something“We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
  6. fix in scope; fix the boundaries of“the tree determines the border of the property”
  7. settle conclusively; come to terms“We finally settled the argument”
  8. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort“I want to see whether she speaks French”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

determines13

Anagrams of DETERMINE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside DETERMINE

212 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is DETERMINE a valid word in word games?

DETERMINE 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 DETERMINE worth?

DETERMINE is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DETERMINE?

212 other words, including IN, IT, ME and TIME.