Probes

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of probe: investigates or examines something closely and thoroughly.

“The journalist probes every aspect of the story before publishing.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/proʊbz/

Related Words

Synonyms

investigatesexaminesscrutinisesexplores

Antonyms

ignoresoverlooks

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Wordle

Ends in ES, a common inflection ending, no uncommon letters in PROBES

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Scrabble

All common low-value tiles, PROBES scores modestly and hooks from PROBE with the S

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Words you can make from Probes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “probes”.

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