speculate

1. To meditate on or ponder a subject .

2. To review something idly or casually and often inconclusively.

3. To assume a business risk in hope of gain.

4. To buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations.

5. To take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence .

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1. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence. See Synonyms at think.

2. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.

3. To meditate on a subject; reflect.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
peculates	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
capelets	12
epaulets	10
peculate	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
peculates	13
speculate	13