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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. HEAVE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (5 letters, 11 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
lift or elevate
heaving, lift, raise, retch, pant, puff, gasp, gag, buckle, warp, heave up, heft, heft up, billow, surge
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
HEAVE scores 11 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×2, H×1, V×1
HEAVE is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with H, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "HEAVE — lift or elevate" (11 Scrabble points).
HEAVE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is HEAVE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
HEAVE (noun): throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes". Additional senses: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"; an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"; the act of lifting something with great effort.
In standard Scrabble scoring, HEAVE totals 11 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. HEAVE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
HEAVE is 5 letters long, begins with H, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram AEEHV. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 5-letter entries, HEAVE ranks by raw score (11 points). Anagram alternatives include HEVEA — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, HEAVE carries 3 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on H or E are common study angles; browse words starting with H and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
HEAVE is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with H, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like HEAVE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that HEAVE contains A, E, H, V helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as h???e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside HEAVE include AV, HE, VE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: H, E, A, V. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble heave directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 11 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat HEAVE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "HEAVE — lift or elevate" (11 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.