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Updated June 2026
Close to the actual but not completely accurate or exact, or nearly correct in estimation. Can also function as a verb meaning to come close to or estimate.
“The approximate cost of the renovation project is fifty thousand pounds.”
/ʌˈprɑks.ə.mɪt/
ap·prox·i·mate
Contains double P; features the -ATE ending
Worth 17 points; solid scoring with valuable letter combinations
Shorter words formed from the letters in “approximate”.
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