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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:

A1L1I1V4E1

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.

Definitions and meaning of alive

alive

English

Etymology

From Middle English alive, alife, olive, olife, on live, on life, from Old English on līfe (“alive”, literally “in life" or "in (the) body”), from on (“on, in”) + līfe, 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

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

Adjective

alive (comparative more alive, superlative most alive) (predicative)

  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 almost 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. There are occasional exceptions to this, for example: "An alive man is better than a dead one," though this may be considered proscribed by some.

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

  • avile, alvei, Vaile, Alvie, EVALI, Leiva

Middle English

Adjective

alive

  1. Alternative form of alyve

Source: wiktionary.org