Exhume

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Updated June 2026

Definition

To dig up a buried body for reburial or medical examination.

“Authorities decided to exhume the body to carry out a second post-mortem.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɛks.ˈ(h)juːm/

Syllables

ex·hume

Related Words

Synonyms

disinterunearthdig up

Antonyms

inter bury entomb

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Two vowels (U, E), the XH start and final E make it guessable once X is confirmed in position 1

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Scrabble

Worth 18 points with X (8pts) and M (3pts), rare in casual play but valid in competitive Scrabble

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Words you can make from Exhume

Shorter words formed from the letters in “exhume”.

eheu emeu heme hume

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “exhume”.

exhumed exhumes

Longer words starting with Exhume

Words that begin with “exhume”.

exhumed exhumes

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