What does NAIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌnaɪˈiv/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience“a teenager's naive ignorance of life”
  2. of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style“primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking”
  3. inexperienced
  4. lacking information or instruction“lamentably unenlightened as to the laws”
  5. not initiated; deficient in relevant experience“it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

naiver9naivest10

Anagrams of NAIVE

naevi8

Words inside NAIVE

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

nave7nevi7vain7 vane7vein7 vena7vina7vine7 ain3ane3ani3ave6nae3van6 via6vie6ae2ai2 an2en2 in2 na2ne2

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Questions

Is NAIVE a valid word in word games?

NAIVE 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 NAIVE worth?

NAIVE is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NAIVE?

23 other words, including IN, AN, VIA and VAN.