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Starve

s 1t 1a 1r 1v 4e 1

About 1 syllable

verb · 6 letters · Very common

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

What does starve mean?

verb

  1. be hungry; go without food

    “Let's eat--I'm starving!”

    Synonymshungerfamish

  2. die of food deprivation

    “The political prisoners starved to death”

    Synonymsfamish

  3. deprive of food

    “They starved the prisoners”

    Synonymsfamish

  4. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

    Synonymscravehungerthirstlust

  5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

    “he is starving her of love”

Is STARVE 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 STARVE worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1v 6e 1

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

Words from the letters in STARVE

Hooks for STARVE

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

Front hooks

None

Words that end like STARVE

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

All words ending in -ARVE

Starve: quick answers

Is STARVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STARVE 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 STARVE worth?
STARVE 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 starve mean?
As a verb, starve means “be hungry”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STARVE?
You can make 118 shorter words from STARVE, such as AVERS, AVERT, RAVES, SAVER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STARVE?
STARVE rearranges into AVERTS, TAVERS, TRAVES, VASTER.