What does SHAVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ʃeɪv/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. remove body hair with a razor
  2. cut closely“trim my beard”
  3. cut the price of
  4. cut or remove with or as if with a plane“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
  5. make shavings of or reduce to shavings“shave the radish”
  6. touch the surface of lightly“His back shaved the counter in passing”

noun

  1. the act of removing hair with a razor

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

shaves12

Anagrams of SHAVE

haves11

Words inside SHAVE

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

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Questions

Is SHAVE a valid word in word games?

SHAVE 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 SHAVE worth?

SHAVE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SHAVE?

24 other words, including AS, HAVE, HE and HAS.