ascertain

VERB /,æsər'teɪn/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

ascertain is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1C3E1R1T1A1I1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does ascertain mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.

SYNONYMS
CHECKDETERMINEFIND OUTLEARNSEEWATCH
NARROWER
TEST
RELATED
ASCERTAINABLE
2

Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.

SYNONYMS
ASSURECHECKCONTROLENSUREINSURESEESEE TO IT
BROADER
VERIFY
NARROWER
DOUBLE-CHECKCARDSPOT-CHECKCINCHCONTROLCOVERCROSS-CHECKPROOFREAD
3

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.

SYNONYMS
DETERMINEFINDFIND OUT
NARROWER
ENUMERATECOUNTADMEASUREGAUGELOCATENUMBERNUMERATERECTIFY
RELATED
ASCERTAINABLE
4

Learn or discover with certainty.

BROADER
HEARLEARNDISCOVERPICK UPSEEFIND OUTGET A LINEGET WIND
NARROWER
PRICE
RELATED
ASCERTAINABLE
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of ascertain

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
CARTESIAN11SECTARIAN11CRANIATES11

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