heave
Heave can refer to an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling), the act of lifting something with great effort, or an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting. As a verb, heave can mean to utter a sound, as with obvious effort, rise and move, as in waves or billows, or move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
HE
Ends
AVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HEAVE” Mean?
/hiːv/
heave has 14 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesan upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
“the heaving of waves on a rough sea”
Synonyms
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
the act of lifting something with great effort
Synonyms
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
“he gave it a mighty heave”
“he was not good at heaving passes”
Synonyms
Verb
8 sensesutter a sound, as with obvious effort
“She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do”
throw with great effort
lift or elevate
Synonyms
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
“The vessel hove into sight”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
H, E, A, V, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HEAVE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HEAVE 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
★★★★☆HEAVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HEAVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDB
CV Pattern
CVVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
HE, EA, AV, VE
Trigrams
HEA, EAV, AVE
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