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Is alive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word alive is a Scrabble US word. The word alive is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is alive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alive is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is alive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word alive is a Words With Friends word. The word alive is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

ALIVE,

4-letter words (16 found)

AVEL,EVIL,ILEA,LAVE,LEVA,LIVE,VAIL,VALE,VALI,VEAL,VEIL,VELA,VIAE,VIAL,VILE,VLEI,

3-letter words (11 found)

AIL,ALE,AVE,LAV,LEA,LEI,LEV,LIE,VAE,VIA,VIE,

2-letter words (7 found)

AE,AI,AL,EA,EL,LA,LI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from alive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of alive

alive laive ailve ialve liave ilave alvie lavie avlie valie lvaie vlaie aivle iavle avile vaile ivale viale livae ilvae lviae vliae ivlae vilae aliev laiev ailev ialev liaev ilaev aleiv laeiv aeliv ealiv leaiv elaiv aielv iaelv aeilv eailv iealv eialv lieav ileav leiav eliav ielav eilav alvei lavei avlei valei lvaei vlaei alevi laevi aelvi ealvi leavi elavi aveli vaeli aevli eavli veali evali lveai vleai levai elvai velai evlai aivel iavel aviel vaiel ivael viael aievl iaevl aeivl eaivl ieavl eiavl aveil vaeil aevil eavil veail evail iveal vieal ieval eival veial evial livea ilvea lviea vliea ivlea vilea lieva ileva leiva eliva ielva eilva lveia vleia levia elvia velia evlia ivela viela ievla eivla veila evila

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word alive. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in alive.

Definitions and meaning of alive

alive

Etymology

From Middle English alive, alife, olive, olife, on live, on life, from Old English on līf (“alive”, literally “in life" or "in (the) body”), from on (“on, in”) + līf, dative singular of līf (“life”). In this sense, replaced Old English cwic (whence English quick). Equivalent to a- +‎ life. Compare Dutch in leven (“alive”, literally “in life”), German am Leben (“alive”, literally “at life" or "at living”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlaɪv/
  • Rhymes: -aɪv

Adjective

alive (comparative more alive, superlative most alive)

  1. Having life; living; not dead.
  2. In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
  3. Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
  4. (of electrical wiring) Carrying electrical current; energized.
  5. (in the construction "alive to") Aware of; sensitive to.
  6. Sprightly; lively; brisk.
  7. Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
  8. (intensifier) Out of all living creatures.
  9. (programming) Synonym of live

Usage notes

  • Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies; for example, "The bee is alive". Before a noun, the adjectives living or live may be used with a similar meaning.

Synonyms

  • (having life): alive and kicking, extant, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
  • (in a state of action): existing, extant; See also Thesaurus:existent
  • (sprightly, lively, brisk): frisky, peppy, zestful; see also Thesaurus:active
  • (carrying electrical current): energized, hot, live
  • (out of all living creatures): ever, in the world

Antonyms

  • dead

Derived terms

Translations

References

“alive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Alvie, Leiva, alvei, avile

Middle English

Adjective

alive

  1. Alternative form of alyve

Source: wiktionary.org