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Is naive a Scrabble word?

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

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Is naive a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1A1I1V4E1

Is naive a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (3 found)

AVINE,NAEVI,NAIVE,

4-letter words (11 found)

AINE,EINA,NAVE,NEVI,VAIN,VANE,VEIN,VENA,VIAE,VINA,VINE,

3-letter words (13 found)

AIN,ANE,ANI,AVE,EAN,NAE,NAV,NIE,VAE,VAN,VIA,VIE,VIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AI,AN,EA,EN,IN,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 5 letters words made out of naive

naive anive niave inave ainve ianve navie anvie nvaie vnaie avnie vanie nivae invae nviae vniae ivnae vinae aivne iavne avine vaine ivane viane naiev aniev niaev inaev ainev ianev naeiv aneiv neaiv enaiv aeniv eaniv nieav ineav neiav eniav ienav einav aienv iaenv aeinv eainv ieanv eianv navei anvei nvaei vnaei avnei vanei naevi anevi neavi enavi aenvi eanvi nveai vneai nevai envai venai evnai aveni vaeni aevni eavni veani evani nivea invea nviea vniea ivnea vinea nieva ineva neiva eniva ienva einva nveia vneia nevia envia venia evnia ivena viena ievna eivna veina evina aiven iaven avien vaien ivaen viaen aievn iaevn aeivn eaivn ieavn eiavn avein vaein aevin eavin veain evain ivean viean ievan eivan veian evian

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

Definitions and meaning of naive

naive

Alternative forms

  • naïve

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïve, feminine form of naïf, from Latin nativus (“native, natural”). Doublet of native.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɪˈiːv/, /nɑːˈiːv/
  • Rhymes: -iːv

Adjective

naive (comparative more naive, superlative most naive)

  1. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
  2. Not having been exposed to something.
  3. (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
  4. (computing) Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.

Usage notes

  • Google Ngram Viewer shows naive to be historically more common than naïve but the latter has gained popularity after year 2000, reaching the popularity of the other spelling. Whether the Viewer can properly scan such diacritics is unclear.
  • Spellings in dictionaries:
    • naive is covered by Merriam-Webster, AHD, Collins, Macmillan, Cambridge and OED.
    • naïve is covered by Merriam-Webster (as a variant), AHD, Collins (as a variant), Macmillan (as a variant), Cambridge (as a variant), OED (as a variant), and Century 1911.
  • GPO manual states that "Diacritical marks are not used with anglicized word" and mentions naive and naivete.
  • Guardian and Observer style guide indicates naive, naively, and naivety with no accent.
  • The diaeresis in naïve is there to indicate the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable.
  • Since naïve is a feminine adjective in French, the masculine naïf (or naif) is occasionally used in English when describing a man, but naive/naïve is most often treated as gender-neutral. Naif or naïf is also the noun form in English.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:naive

Antonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:naive

Derived terms

Related terms

  • naif
  • naïf
  • naïveté
  • naivety

Translations

Noun

naive (plural naives)

  1. A naive person; a greenhorn.

References

Further reading

  • “naive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • naïve, naive at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

  • avine, naevi, navie, nævi

Danish

Adjective

naive

  1. inflection of naiv:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Esperanto

Etymology

From naiva +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [naˈive]
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: na‧i‧ve

Adverb

naive

  1. naively

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

naive

  1. inflection of naiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

naive

  1. definite singular/plural of naiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

naive

  1. definite singular/plural of naiv

Swedish

Adjective

naive

  1. definite natural masculine singular of naiv

Source: wiktionary.org