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Dives

d 2i 1v 4e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of dive

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does dives mean?

noun

  1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

    Synonymshonkytonk

  2. a headlong plunge into water

    Synonymsdiving

  3. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

    Synonymsnose divenosedive

verb

  1. drop steeply

    “the stock market plunged”

    Synonymsplungeplunk

  2. plunge into water

    “I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool”

  3. swim under water

    “the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells”

Definitions shown for dive, the base form of dives.

Is DIVES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is DIVES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
d 2i 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
d 2i 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
d 2i 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2i 1v 6e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DIVES

Anagrams 1

vised

Hooks for DIVES

Add one letter to the front or back of DIVES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

divest

Words that end like DIVES

Common words that share the ending -IVES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

giveslivesdriveswivesfiveshivesknivesstrivesthrivesarrivesderivessurvivesalternativesmotivesnativesarchivesdeprivesforgivescontrivesrelativesdirectivesprimitivesconservativesrepresentatives
All words ending in -IVES

Dives: quick answers

Is DIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DIVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DIVES worth?
DIVES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dives mean?
dives is the plural and third-person singular form of dive, which means “a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DIVES?
You can make 32 shorter words from DIVES, such as DEVS, DIVE, DIVS, VIDE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DIVES?
DIVES rearranges into VISED.