receive
Receive commonly means to get something; come into possession of, receive a specified treatment (abstract), or register (perceptual input).
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
RE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RECEIVE” Mean?
/ɹɪˈsiːv/
receive has 13 documented senses across verb.
Verb
13 sensesget something; come into possession of
“receive payment”
“receive a gift”
“receive letters from the front”
“The banks receive the check”
Synonyms
register (perceptual input)
“pick up a signal”
“They receive the information to them”
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
“get an idea”
“experience vertigo”
“get nauseous”
“receive injuries”
Synonyms
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
“The community warmly received the refugees”
“Sam cannot receive Sue”
Synonyms
accept as true or valid
“He received Christ”
Show 7 more verb definitions
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
Synonyms
convert into sounds or pictures
“receive the incoming radio signals”
have or give a reception
“The lady is receiving Sunday morning”
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
regard favorably or with disapproval
“Her new collection of poems was not well received”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
get something; come into possession of
Length
7 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
R, E, C, E, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆RECEIVE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RECEIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RECEIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RECEIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEB
CV Pattern
CVCVVCV
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
RE, EC, CE, EI, IV, VE
Trigrams
REC, ECE, CEI, EIV, IVE
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