Is DEVELOP a scrabble word?

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Definitions for the word 'develop'


  1. DEVELOP, come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
  2. DEVELOP, change the use of and make available or usable
  3. DEVELOP, expand in the form of a series
  4. DEVELOP, grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
  5. DEVELOP, cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
  6. DEVELOP, happen
  7. DEVELOP, be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
  8. DEVELOP, elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
  9. DEVELOP, become technologically advanced
  10. DEVELOP, grow emotionally or mature
  11. DEVELOP, gain through experience
  12. DEVELOP, create by training and teaching
  13. DEVELOP, elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  14. DEVELOP, move into a strategically more advantageous position
  15. DEVELOP, move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
  16. DEVELOP, superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
  17. DEVELOP, generate gradually
  18. DEVELOP, work out
  19. DEVELOP, make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
  20. DEVELOP, make visible by means of chemical solutions
  21. DEVELOP, come into existence; take on form or shape
  22. DEVELOP, to cause (something) to grow or become bigger or more advanced
  23. DEVELOP, to grow or become bigger or more advanced
  24. DEVELOP, to create (something) over a period of time

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The word DEVELOP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

How to use the word 'develop' in a sentence

  1. She has been exercising regularly to develop her back muscles.
  2. The story was later developed into a novel.
  3. The island has developed its economy around tourism.

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