LEAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LEAVE 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 LEAVE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAVE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEAVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,843.
What does LEAVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To go away from a place or a person, or to cause something or someone to remain behind.
Leave covers both the act of departing, as when a person leaves a room or a job, and the act of causing something to stay in a particular place or state, as in leave the door open. The word also has a separate use as a noun meaning official permission to be absent from work or duty, such as sick leave or maternity leave. Context usually makes clear whether leave refers to the act of departing or to a period of authorized absence.
How LEAVE is used
Common irregular verb (leave, left, left); also used as a noun meaning authorized absence, as in on leave.
- He had to leave the meeting early.
- Please leave your shoes by the door.
- She plans to leave the country next spring.
- The soldiers were granted two weeks of leave.
- Don't leave the lights on when you go out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEAVE
The 5 tiles of LEAVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEAVE
12 longer words begin with LEAVE.
Words ending in LEAVE
7 words end in LEAVE. Useful as a back hook: play LEAVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEAVE inside
Showing 24 of 33 words that contain LEAVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEAVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAVE
Common questions about LEAVE
- Is LEAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAVE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAVE worth?
- LEAVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAVE mean?
- To go away from a place or a person, or to cause something or someone to remain behind.
- What letters can be added to LEAVE?
- LEAVE takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEAVE:
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