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Is JIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list JIVE 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
14174

What does JIVE mean?

  1. nouna style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
  2. verbdance to jive music; dance the jive

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for JIVE

Add a letter to make a new word: JIVED, JIVER, JIVES, JIVEY.

Words inside JIVE

See all 1 words you can make from JIVE

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

FAQ

Is JIVE a Scrabble word?

JIVE 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 JIVE worth?

JIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does JIVE mean?

A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.