alive
Alive is also used as adjective, with meanings including having life or vigor or spirit.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
AL
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ALIVE” Mean?
/əˈlaɪv/
alive has 7 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
7 sensespossessing life
“the happiest person alive”
“the nerve is alive”
“doctors are working hard to keep him alive”
“burned alive”
Synonyms
(often followed by ‘with’) full of life and spirit
“she was wonderfully alive for her age”
“a face alive with mischief”
having life or vigor or spirit
“an animated and expressive face”
“animated conversation”
“became very animated when he heard the good news”
Synonyms
(followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of
“is alive to the moods of others”
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Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
possessing life
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
A, L, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ALIVE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ALIVE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ALIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ALIVE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
AL, LI, IV, VE
Trigrams
ALI, LIV, IVE
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