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LEAVE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
L
1
E
1
A
1
V
4
E
1
Σ
8
Definitions
Noun
- the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
- permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
- the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
Verb
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
- be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
- leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
- go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
- move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
- leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
- transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
- put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child in the nurse's care"
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
- produce as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
- act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
- have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word LEAVE
Yes, LEAVE is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 8 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
LEAVE is a 5-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.