Scrabble Dictionary
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RECEIVE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
R
1
E
1
C
3
E
1
I
1
V
4
E
1
Σ
12
Definitions
Verb
- convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
- receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
- regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received"
- accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"
- bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
- partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
- register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
- receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"
- get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
- have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday morning"
- experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word RECEIVE
Yes, RECEIVE is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 12 points in Scrabble. Because it is a 7-letter word, playing it will also earn you a bingo bonus if you use all your tiles! It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
RECEIVE is a 7-letter word. It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.