shave
Shave can refer to the act of removing hair with a razor. As a verb, shave can mean to remove body hair with a razor, make shavings of or reduce to shavings, or cut or remove with or as if with a plane.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
SH
Ends
AVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHAVE” Mean?
shave has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensethe act of removing hair with a razor
Synonyms
Verb
6 sensesremove body hair with a razor
“They shave their hair”
cut the price of
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
Synonyms
make shavings of or reduce to shavings
“shave the radish”
“The chefs shave the vegetables”
touch the surface of lightly
“His back shaved the counter in passing”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
the act of removing hair with a razor
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
S, H, A, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHAVE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SHAVE 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
★★★★☆SHAVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SHAVE 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
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AV, VE
Trigrams
SHA, HAV, AVE
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