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Strives

s 1t 1r 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of strive

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

What does strives mean?

verb

  1. attempt by employing effort

    “we endeavor to make our customers happy”

    Synonymsendeavorendeavour

  2. to exert much effort or energy

    “straining our ears to hear”

    Synonymsreachstrain

Definitions shown for strive, the base form of strives.

Is STRIVES 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 STRIVES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1t 1r 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1t 1r 1i 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1t 1r 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1t 1r 1i 1v 6e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in STRIVES

Words that end like STRIVES

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.

All words ending in -IVES

Strives: quick answers

Is STRIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRIVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRIVES worth?
STRIVES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does strives mean?
strives is the third-person singular form of strive, which means “attempt by employing effort”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRIVES?
You can make 109 shorter words from STRIVES, such as RIVETS, SIVERS, STIVER, STIVES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STRIVES?
STRIVES rearranges into STIVERS, TREVISS, VERISTS.