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Is GAVE playable in Scrabble?

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Dictionary Name Region Valid
Offcl. Scrabble Pl. Dict. & Offcl. Scrabble Words SOWPODS International / UK / Australia YES
NASPA Word List 2020 NWL2020 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
NASPA Word List 2018 NWL2018 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2016 TWL16 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2014 TWL14 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2006 TWL06 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 1998 TWL98 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2019 CSW19 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2015 CSW15 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2012 CSW12 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2007 CSW07 International / UK / Australia YES
Offcl. Scrabble Players Dictionary OSPD4 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL2 Australia YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL1 Australia YES
Words With Friends 2000 ENABLE2K Worldwide YES
Words With Friends 1997 (retired) ENABLE1 Worldwide YES
Letterpress Letterpress Worldwide YES
Yet Another Word List YAWL Worldwide YES
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Scrabble points

Points

8

Letters
4
Letter score

G2A1V4E1

Meaning of GAVE

Definitions

Verb

give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
give - bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
give - be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
give - offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
give - perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
give - present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
give - proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
give - consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
give - occur; "what gives?"
give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
give - convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
give - manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
give - submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
give - guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
give - allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
give - deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
give - emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
give - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
give - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
give - contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
give - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
give - bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
give - organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

Noun

give - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Verb

  • Infinitive: (to) give
  • Simple Past: gave
  • Past Participle: (have) given

Word frequency

GAVE is...

80% Complete
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99% Complete
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