Justify
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
To show or prove something to be right, reasonable, or necessary, or to provide adequate grounds for an action or belief. In typography, it means to adjust text to align evenly along both margins.
“The manager asked her to justify the additional expenditure in the quarterly budget report.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
Syllables
jus·ti·fy
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Wordle
Contains J-U-S-T-I-F-Y with Y at the end; watch for the repeating pattern with 'justice'
Scrabble
Worth 22 points; J (8 points), F (4 points), and Y (4 points) make this highly valuable
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