Starve

/stɑːv/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters

Definition of Starve

verb

To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
To be very hungry.
"Hey, ma, I'm starving! What's for dinner?"
To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.
To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
"The patient's brain was starved of oxygen."

Anagrams of Starve

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "starve":

averts traves vaster

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "starve" and rearranging:

+dadverts starved

+hharvest thraves

+ivastier veritas

+ltravels varlets vestral

+nservant taverns versant

Related Word Patterns

ST...Words starting with "st"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 6-letter words Unscramble "starve"

Letter Values

s1

t1

a1

r1

v4

e1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "starve"All 6-Letter Words Words Starting With "S"

Rhymes With Starve

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative

Related 6-Letter Words

sabals sabbat sabbed sabers sabine sabins sabirs sables sabots sabras sabred sabres sacbut sachem sachet

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Starve"

Starve is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "starve" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Starve" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "starve" is a low-scoring word.