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Is improve a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word improve is a Scrabble US word. The word improve is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is improve a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word improve is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

I1M3P3R1O1V4E1

Is improve a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word improve is a Words With Friends word. The word improve is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1M4P4R1O1V5E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

IMPROVE,

6-letter words (2 found)

IMPROV,MOPIER,

5-letter words (13 found)

IMPRO,MOIRE,MOPER,MOVER,MOVIE,PERVO,PRIME,PRIMO,PROEM,PROVE,VIPER,VIREO,VOMER,

4-letter words (33 found)

EMIR,MERI,MIRE,MIRO,MIRV,MOER,MOPE,MORE,MOVE,OMER,OVER,PERI,PERM,PERV,PIER,POEM,POME,PORE,PREM,PRIM,PROM,REPO,RIEM,RIME,RIPE,RIVE,RIVO,ROMP,ROPE,ROVE,VIER,VIRE,VOIP,

3-letter words (33 found)

EMO,ERM,EVO,IMP,IRE,MIR,MOE,MOI,MOP,MOR,OPE,ORE,PER,PIE,PIR,POI,POM,PRE,PRO,REI,REM,REO,REP,REV,RIM,RIP,ROE,ROM,VIE,VIM,VOE,VOM,VOR,

2-letter words (15 found)

EM,ER,IO,ME,MI,MO,OE,OI,OM,OP,OR,PE,PI,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 98 words from improve according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of improve

improve

Alternative forms

  • emprove (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman emprouwer, from Old French en- + prou (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin prode (“advantageous, profitable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹuːv/
  • Rhymes: -uːv

Verb

improve (third-person singular simple present improves, present participle improving, simple past and past participle improved)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
  2. (intransitive) To become better.
  3. (obsolete) To disprove or make void; to refute.
  4. (obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
  5. (dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
    • March 7, 1778, George Washington, letter
      True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.

Synonyms

  • (to make something better): ameliorate, better, batten, enhance; See also Thesaurus:improve

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "to make something worse"): deteriorate, worsen; See also Thesaurus:aggravate
  • (antonym(s) of "to become worse"): deteriorate, worsen; See also Thesaurus:worsen

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Further reading

  • "improve" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 160.

Source: wiktionary.org