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Is GIVES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list GIVES is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
9115

What does GIVES mean?

GIVES is a form of GIVE.

  1. verbcause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
  2. verbbe the cause or source of
  3. verbtransfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

Definitions from WordNet.

Has GIVES been a Wordle answer?

No. GIVES hadn't been a Wordle answer through #1965.

Is it a current Wordle answer? (spoiler)

No, GIVES isn't the answer to any Wordle currently being played.

Hooks for GIVES

Add a letter to make a new word: OGIVES.

Words inside GIVES

See all 17 words you can make from GIVES

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up GIVES in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is GIVES a Scrabble word?

GIVES is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is GIVES worth?

GIVES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does GIVES mean?

Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense.