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Lives

l 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

verb · 5 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of live

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

What does lives mean?

verb

  1. be an inhabitant of or reside in

    “People lived in Africa millions of years ago”

    Synonymspopulatedwellinhabit

  2. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

    “we had to live frugally after the war”

  3. continue to live and avoid dying

    “We went without water and food for 3 days”

    Synonymssurvivelastlive ongoendure

  4. support oneself

    “he could barely exist on such a low wage”

    Synonymsexistsurvivesubsist

  5. have life, be alive

    “Our great leader is no more”

    Synonymsbe

  6. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

    “I know the feeling!”

    Synonymsknowexperience

Definitions shown for live, the base form of lives.

Is LIVES 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 LIVES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
l 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

8 pts
l 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in LIVES

Anagrams 6

evilslevissliveveilsvleisvlies

Hooks for LIVES

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

Front hooks

olivesslives

Back hooks

livest

Words that end like LIVES

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.

givesdrivesdiveswivesfiveshivesknivesstrivesthrivesarrivesderivessurvivesalternativesmotivesnativesarchivesdeprivesforgivescontrivesrelativesdirectivesprimitivesconservativesrepresentatives
All words ending in -IVES

Lives: quick answers

Is LIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LIVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LIVES worth?
LIVES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lives mean?
lives is the third-person singular form of live, which means “be an inhabitant of or reside in”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LIVES?
You can make 27 shorter words from LIVES, such as EVIL, LIVE, VEIL, VIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LIVES?
LIVES rearranges into EVILS, LEVIS, SLIVE, VEILS, VLEIS, VLIES.