leave
Leave can refer to the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty, the act of departing politely, or permission to do something. As a verb, leave can mean to act or be so as to become in a specified state, go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness, or move out of or depart from.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
LE
Ends
AVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LEAVE” Mean?
leave has 17 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
14 sensesgo away from a place
“At what time does your train leave?”
“She didn't leave until midnight”
“The ship leaves at midnight”
“John will leave angry”
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”
act or be so as to become in a specified state
“The inflation left them penniless”
“The president's remarks left us speechless”
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”
move out of or depart from
“leave the room”
“the fugitive has left the country”
“The men leave the boat”
Synonyms
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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”
Synonyms
put into the care or protection of someone
“He left the decision to his deputy”
“leave your child in the nurse's care”
“They leave the money to them”
“They leave them the money”
Synonyms
have left or have as a remainder
“That left the four of us”
“19 minus 8 leaves 11”
be survived by after one's death
“He left six children”
“At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats”
“Sam cannot leave Sue”
leave behind unintentionally
“I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant”
“I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors”
“They leave the money in the closet”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
L, E, A, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using leave in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆LEAVE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LEAVE 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
★★★★☆LEAVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LEAVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDB
CV Pattern
CVVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
LE, EA, AV, VE
Trigrams
LEA, EAV, AVE
Crossword Intelligence
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