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Updated June 2026
To give out or deliver something to a number of recipients, spreading items across a range of people or locations. To divide and allocate shares of something amongst multiple parties.
“The charity will distribute food parcels to families in need this winter.”
/dɨˈstrɪbjuːt/
dis·trib·ute
Contains TR and ST consonant clusters; features I appearing twice in the word
Worth 13 points; good length word with common letters that can help form longer plays
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