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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. LIVE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 7 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: verb
of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"
know, experience, be, exist, survive, subsist, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out, populate, dwell, inhabit, alive
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIVE scores 7 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: E×1, I×1, L×1, V×1
LIVE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with L, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "LIVE — of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"" (7 Scrabble points).
LIVE 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 LIVE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
LIVE (verb): have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces". Additional senses: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"; lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"; pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live".
In standard Scrabble scoring, LIVE totals 7 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. LIVE 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.
LIVE is 4 letters long, begins with L, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram EILV. There are 5 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 22 tracked 4-letter entries, LIVE ranks by raw score (7 points). Anagram alternatives include EVIL, LEVI, VEIL, VILE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, LIVE carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on L or E are common study angles; browse words starting with L and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
LIVE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with L, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like LIVE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that LIVE contains E, I, L, V helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as l??e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside LIVE include IV, VE, LI — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: L, I, V, E. 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 live directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 7 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 LIVE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "LIVE — of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"" (7 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.