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   scrutiny

   /ˈskruːtɪni/

   noun

   • 1. critical observation or examination: "the policy came under scrutiny last month"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

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   • U

     1

   • T

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   • I

     1

   • N

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   • Y

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