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Is absolve a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word absolve is a Scrabble US word. The word absolve is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is absolve a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word absolve is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is absolve a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word absolve is a Words With Friends word. The word absolve is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

ABSOLVE,

6-letter words (2 found)

ABOVES,LOAVES,

5-letter words (34 found)

ABLES,ABOVE,ALOES,AVELS,BAELS,BALES,BEALS,BLAES,BLASE,BOLAS,BOLES,LAEVO,LAVES,LESBO,LEVAS,LOAVE,LOBES,LOVES,OAVES,OVALS,OVELS,SABLE,SALVE,SALVO,SELVA,SLAVE,SLOVE,SOAVE,SOLVE,VALES,VALSE,VEALS,VOLAE,VOLES,

4-letter words (63 found)

ABLE,ABOS,ALBE,ALBS,ALES,ALOE,ALSO,AVEL,AVES,AVOS,BAEL,BAES,BALE,BALS,BAOS,BASE,BEAL,BELS,BLAE,BOAS,BOLA,BOLE,EVOS,LABS,LASE,LAVE,LAVS,LEAS,LEVA,LEVO,LEVS,LOBE,LOBS,LOSE,LOVE,OBAS,OBES,OBVS,OLEA,OLES,OVAL,OVEL,SABE,SALE,SAVE,SEAL,SLAB,SLAE,SLEB,SLOB,SLOE,SOBA,SOLA,SOLE,VAES,VALE,VASE,VEAL,VELA,VOES,VOLA,VOLE,VOLS,

3-letter words (47 found)

ABO,ABS,ALB,ALE,ALS,AVE,AVO,BAE,BAL,BAO,BAS,BEL,BES,BOA,BOS,EAS,ELS,EVO,LAB,LAS,LAV,LEA,LES,LEV,LOB,LOS,OBA,OBE,OBS,OES,OLE,OSE,OVA,SAB,SAE,SAL,SAV,SEA,SEL,SEV,SOB,SOL,SOV,VAE,VAS,VOE,VOL,

2-letter words (16 found)

AB,AE,AL,AS,BA,BE,BO,EA,EL,ES,LA,LO,OB,OE,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 164 words from absolve according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of absolve

absolve

Etymology

First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolvō (“set free, acquit”), from ab (“away from”) + solvō (“loosen, free, release”). Doublet of assoil.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əbˈzɒlv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈzɑlv/, /æbˈsɑlv/, /əbˈzɑlv/, /əbˈsɑlv/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlv, -ɑlv

Verb

absolve (third-person singular simple present absolves, present participle absolving, simple past and past participle absolved)

  1. (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15th century until the mid 17th century.]
    • 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 331-332,[1]
      […] he that can monsters tame, laboures atchive, riddles absolve […]
  3. (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  4. (transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  5. (transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  6. (transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  7. (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]
  8. (transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.

Usage notes

  • (to set free, release from obligations): Normally followed by the word from.
  • (to pronounce free from; give absolution for blame): Normally followed by the word from.

Synonyms

  • (set free): excuse, exempt, free, release
  • (pronounce free or give absolution): acquit, exculpate, exonerate, pardon, remit, vindicate
  • (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin): remit

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Galician

Verb

absolve

  1. inflection of absolver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

absolve

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of absolvō

Portuguese

Verb

absolve

  1. inflection of absolver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org