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DERIVE

6 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

DERIVE is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

verb
  1. transitiveTo obtain or receive (something) from something else.
    • Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge.
  2. transitiveTo deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  3. transitiveTo find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  4. transitiveTo create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  5. intransitiveTo originate or stem (from).
    • Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.
  6. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
  7. proscribedtransitiveTo differentiate (a function).