opine

Plural: opines

Verb

Verb Forms: opined, opining, opines

To state one's opinion or thought; to express a view.
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
expect, believe, or suppose
To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).
to suppose, consider as correct, or entertain, an opinion.

Noun

Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours

Examples

"Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."
I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.
I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.
Many players opine that the ’Q’ without a ’U’ is the hardest tile to play in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor (“to hold as an opinion”), from *opīnus (“thinking, expecting”), only in negative nec-opīnus (“not expecting”) and in-opīnus (“not expected”); akin to optō (“to choose, desire”), and to apīscor (“to obtain”); see optate and opt.

Synonyms

animadvert, guess, imagine, reckon, sound off, speak out, speak up, suppose, think

Scrabble Score: 7

opine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
opine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
opine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

opine: valid Words With Friends Word