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Olives

o 1l 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Common · plural of olive

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does olives mean?

noun

  1. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

  2. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

    Synonymseuropean olive treeolea europaea

  3. hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

  4. one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

  5. a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

Definitions shown for olive, the base form of olives.

Is OLIVES 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) No

How many points is OLIVES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
o 1l 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
o 1l 2i 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
o 1l 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
o 1l 2i 1v 6e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in OLIVES

Anagrams 2

solivevoiles

Hooks for OLIVES

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

Front hooks

solives

Back hooks

None

Words that end like OLIVES

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.

arrivesderivessurvivesmotivesnativesarchivesdeprivesforgivescontrivesactivesendivesrelivesrevivesbeehivescaptivesmidwivesmissivesoutlivespassivescreativespenknivesjackknivesdrivesgives
All words ending in -IVES

Olives: quick answers

Is OLIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OLIVES 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 OLIVES worth?
OLIVES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does olives mean?
olives is the plural of olive, which means “small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OLIVES?
You can make 77 shorter words from OLIVES, such as EVILS, LEVIS, LIVES, LOVES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of OLIVES?
OLIVES rearranges into SOLIVE, VOILES.