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Is bereave a Scrabble word?

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

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Is bereave a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is bereave a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bereave is a Words With Friends word. The word bereave is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

BEREAVE,

6-letter words (1 found)

BEAVER,

5-letter words (7 found)

ARVEE,BEARE,BEVER,BRAVE,BREVE,REAVE,REEVE,

4-letter words (16 found)

ABER,AVER,BARE,BEAR,BEER,BERE,BRAE,BREE,EAVE,EREV,EVER,RAVE,VARE,VEER,VERA,VERB,

3-letter words (18 found)

ARB,ARE,AVE,BAE,BAR,BEE,BRA,EAR,ERA,ERE,EVE,RAV,REB,REE,REV,VAE,VAR,VEE,

2-letter words (9 found)

AB,AE,AR,BA,BE,EA,EE,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 53 words from bereave according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bereave

bereave

Etymology

From Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, and Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”); both equivalent to be- +‎ reave. Cognate with Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), Swedish beröva (“to rob”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /bɪˈɹiːv/
  • Rhymes: -iːv

Verb

bereave (third-person singular simple present bereaves, present participle bereaving, simple past and past participle bereaved or bereft)

  1. (transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
  3. (transitive) To deprive of power; prevent.
  4. (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
  5. (intransitive, rare) To destroy life; cut off.

Derived terms

  • bereavement
  • bereaver

Related terms

  • reave

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