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Is thrive a Scrabble word?

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

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Is thrive a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1H4R1I1V4E1

Is thrive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word thrive is a Words With Friends word. The word thrive is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

THRIVE,

5-letter words (4 found)

HIVER,ITHER,RIVET,THEIR,

4-letter words (14 found)

HEIR,HIRE,HIVE,RITE,RIVE,TEHR,THIR,TIER,TIRE,TRIE,VERT,VIER,VIRE,VITE,

3-letter words (15 found)

ETH,HER,HET,HIE,HIT,IRE,REH,REI,RET,REV,RIT,THE,TIE,VET,VIE,

2-letter words (9 found)

EH,ER,ET,HE,HI,IT,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 44 words from thrive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thrive

thrive

Etymology

From Middle English thryven, thriven, from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grasp, take hold, prosper”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną (“to seize, prosper”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to satisfy, enjoy”). Cognate with Swedish trivas, Danish trives, Norwegian Bokmål trives.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thrive (third-person singular simple present thrives, present participle thriving, simple past throve or thrived, past participle thriven or thrived)

  1. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
  2. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:prosper

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • riveth

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English turf, torf, from Old English turf, from Proto-West Germanic *turb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾiːv/

Noun

thrive (plural dhrivès)

  1. A sod of turf or peat.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 72

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