What does RECEIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/rəˈsiv/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. get something; come into possession of“receive payment”
  2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
  3. register (perceptual input)“pick up a signal”
  4. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)“get an idea”
  5. express willingness to have in one's home or environs“The community warmly received the refugees”
  6. accept as true or valid“He received Christ”
  7. bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
  8. convert into sounds or pictures“receive the incoming radio signals”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

receives13receiving15

Anagrams of RECEIVE

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

Words inside RECEIVE

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

eerie5reeve8reive8cere6cire6ever7 rice6 rive7veer7vice9 vier7cee5ere3eve6 ice5 ire3rec5ree3rei3rev6 vee6vie6er2re2

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Questions

Is RECEIVE a valid word in word games?

RECEIVE 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 RECEIVE worth?

RECEIVE is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RECEIVE?

24 other words, including EVER, RE, ICE and VICE.