LIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIVE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIVE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about LIVE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be alive or to have life.
Many species of fish live in freshwater rivers rather than the open ocean. People choose where to live based on factors such as work, family, and climate.
How LIVE is used
Used constantly in everyday speech about homes, habits, and habitats.
- They live in a small house near the river.
- Many birds live in this forest year round.
- She lived abroad for several years after college.
- He lives with his grandparents during the summer.
- The family has lived in the same town for decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIVE
The 4 tiles of LIVE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LIVE
Showing 24 of 82 words that begin with LIVE.
Words ending in LIVE
14 words end in LIVE. Useful as a back hook: play LIVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIVE inside
Showing 24 of 112 words that contain LIVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIVE
Common questions about LIVE
- Is LIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIVE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIVE worth?
- LIVE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIVE mean?
- To be alive or to have life.
- What letters can be added to LIVE?
- LIVE takes 8 hooks: 4 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIVE:
Open LIVE in the Word Finder