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Survives

s 1u 1r 1v 4i 1v 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of survive

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

What does survives mean?

verb

  1. continue to live and avoid dying

    “We went without water and food for 3 days”

    Synonymslastlivelive ongoendure

  2. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

    “He survived the cancer against all odds”

    Synonymspull throughpull roundcome throughmake it

  3. support oneself

    “he could barely exist on such a low wage”

    Synonymsexistlivesubsist

  4. live longer than

    “She outlived her husband by many years”

    Synonymsoutliveoutlast

Definitions shown for survive, the base form of survives.

Is SURVIVES 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 SURVIVES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1u 1r 1v 4i 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
s 1u 2r 1v 5i 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
s 1u 2r 1v 4i 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
s 1u 2r 1v 6i 1v 6e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SURVIVES

Words that end like SURVIVES

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.

arrivesderivesarchivesdeprivesforgivescontrivesmotivesnativesbeehivescaptivesmidwivesmissivesoutlivespassivesactivescreativesendivespenknivesrelivesrevivesjackknivesolivesdrivesgives
All words ending in -IVES

Survives: quick answers

Is SURVIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SURVIVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SURVIVES worth?
SURVIVES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does survives mean?
survives is the third-person singular form of survive, which means “continue to live and avoid dying”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SURVIVES?
You can make 84 shorter words from SURVIVES, such as SURVIVE, VIVERS, VIVRES, VIVER. See the full list.