What does INVOLVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈvɑlv/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. connect closely and often incriminatingly“This new ruling affects your business”
  2. engage as a participant“Don't involve me in your family affairs!”
  3. have as a necessary feature“This decision involves many changes”
  4. require as useful, just, or proper“It takes nerve to do what she did”
  5. contain as a part“Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses”
  6. occupy or engage the interest of“His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon”
  7. make complex or intricate or complicated“The situation was rather involved”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

involves14involving16

Anagrams of INVOLVE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside INVOLVE

54 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

levin8novel8 olive8 evil7 line4 lion4 live7 lone4 love7 noel4oven7 veil7 vein7 vile7 vine7 ion3 lie3 lin3oil3 ole3one3 vie6el2 en2 in2 li2 lo2ne2no2 on2

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Questions

Is INVOLVE a valid word in word games?

INVOLVE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is INVOLVE worth?

INVOLVE is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from INVOLVE?

54 other words, including IN, ON, ONE and NO.