GIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIVE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does GIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hand something over freely.
Give takes two objects without a preposition, which very few English verbs manage, and word order alone shows which is which. The word is Old English with Norse influence on its sound.
How GIVE is used
Irregular. Takes two objects.
- They give the same answer to every question.
- The word give takes two objects at once.
- Word order alone shows what has been given to whom.
- Given the choice, most people wait.
- Very few English verbs behave as give does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIVE
13 longer words begin with GIVE.
Words ending in GIVE
7 words end in GIVE. Useful as a back hook: play GIVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GIVE inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain GIVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GIVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIVE
Common questions about GIVE
- Is GIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIVE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIVE worth?
- GIVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIVE mean?
- To hand something over freely.
- What letters can be added to GIVE?
- GIVE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GIVE:
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